Barkerville in the doghouse with BCSC
The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) has halted trading in Barkerville Gold Mines (BGM-V) because a much-anticipated technical report on its Cow Mountain gold deposit is not up to standard.
Gold
Primero’s star rises in the west
The industry expected big things from Toronto-based Primero Mining (P-T, PPP-N) when it acquired the San Dimas gold-silver mine in Mexico for US$500 million from Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) just over two years ago. But things did not always go…
Mexico buoys Pan American in stormy seas
Thanks to its acquisition earlier this year of the Dolores silver mine in northern Mexico, Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-X) set a new quarterly record for gold production and posted the second-highest silver production in…
Cobriza on the copper trail in Peru
The final results from Cobriza Metals’ (CZA-T) first drill campaign at its Arikepay polymetallic project in Peru are in, and they continue to indicate that the company is on to a large porphyry system.
Unigold grows Candelones gold zones in the DR
Unigold (UGD-V) has released more results from its now closely followed drill program at the Candelones gold project on the northwestern portion of the Dominican Republic.Hole 29 hit 89 metres grading 1.72 grams gold per tonne from 326 metres…
Franco-Nevada, Inmet sign Cobre Panama deal
Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has closed a financing deal with streaming and royalty company Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) worth US$1 billion. It’s a bid to cover a funding shortfall at Inmet’s US$6.2-billion Cobre Panama copper-gold…
Barrick to sell African assets?
It looks like Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) new CEO Jamie Sokalsky is getting down to business to help lift the company’s stagnating share price through a possible sale of its 73.9%-owned African gold subsidiary African…
Revolution’s Mexican discoveries
Revolution Resources (RV-T) has hit high-grade gold and silver below the historic Cinco Estrellas mine at its Universo project and discovered new prospects at its La Bufa property.
Soltoro making its name in Jalisco
When it comes to exploring Mexico’s Jalisco State for silver and gold, Soltoro (SOL-V) is a junior of stature.With roughly 550 sq. km of ground in the state, the company has been optioning out of some permits and funneling the cash…
Argonaut looks to improve Mexican ops
Argonaut Gold (AR-T) has a lot going for it in Mexico, where it operates the El Castillo and the new La Colorada gold mines and is pushing ahead its San Antonio project.Both mines had a strong June quarter, which helped the Toronto-based…
SilverCrest’s strength lies in consistency at Santa Elena
When it comes to new mines, operational reliability can be an elusive target for junior producers, but that has not been the case for Vancouver-based SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V) and its Santa Elena silver-gold operation in Sonora State, Mexico.
Enticing Guerrero belt attracts gold juniors
Newstrike Capital (NES-V) has hit encouraging infill gold intercepts at its Ana Paula project in southwestern Mexico’s Guerrero gold belt.The delineation drilling, which targeted the project’s southeast, includes hole 12-97 that…