More trouble at Pascua Lama
Investors showed fatigue with complications at Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) Pascua Lama project.
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Transition Metals to acquire HTX Minerals
Geologist Scott McLean and geophysicist Keven Stevens set up privately held HTX Minerals in late 2007 and started raising capital for the start-up exploration company in January 2008.
Hanlong reneges on Sundance deal
VANCOUVER –Mining companies and resource investors are going to have a tough time believing Hanlong Group if it tables another takeover offer. Twice the huge Chinese energy and resource company has offered to take over junior miners but…
Troy sets eyes on Guyana with US$200M Azimuth bid
VANCOUVER — Australian-based gold producer Troy Resources (TRY-T, TRY-A) could send its mine-building team into the jungles of Guyana, if it’s successful with a US$200-million bid for explorer Azimuth Resources (AZH-T, AZH-A) and…
Amara delivers on a golden promise
During an interview in Toronto with The Northern Miner last year, Amara Mining (AMZ-T, AMA-L) chief executive Peter Spivey said the London-based company would release an updated resource estimate in the first quarter of 2013 defining a large,…
Positive economics for Gold Canyon’s Springpole
VANCOUVER — For US$438 million, Gold Canyon Resources (GCU-V) could transform its Springpole project in northern Ontario into profitable gold-silver mine, according to a new preliminary economic assessment (PEA).
Banro eyes US$100M financing to get back on track
Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) intends to secure a larger financing package of up to US$100 million to get its delayed Namoya gold project in the Maniema province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into production by year-end.
Patterson Lake discovery triggers junior uranium frenzy
VANCOUVER — Nothing draws Canadian explorers quite like an emerging mineral discovery that looks to have district-scale potential. This is proving to be the case with Fission Energy (FIS-V) and Alpha Minerals’ (AMW-V) Patterson Lake…
NAP sells gold assets to fuel its palladium growth
North American Palladium (PDL-T, PAL-X), or NAP for short, has done some spring cleaning, selling its non-core gold division to Maudore Minerals (MAO-V) one day after appointing a new CEO to oversee the expansion of its prized Lac des…
Iron ore outlooks turn gloomy
VANCOUVER — Goldman Sachs has cut its iron ore price forecasts and downgraded its Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L) recommendation from “neutral” to “sell.” The reason? More than 90% of the company’s 2012 earnings…
El Chanate writedown surprises AuRico shareholders
Despite a $127-million writedown of the El Chanate mine in Sonora, Mexico, Canaccord Genuity analyst Rahul Paul says he isn’t changing his investment thesis on AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) and is maintaining his US$11 price target on the…
Aurizon gets Casa Berardi back up and running
Operations at Aurizon Mines’ (ARZ-T, AZK-N) flagship Casa Berardi mine in Quebec are back to normal.