Excellon swings back into profit as costs fall
Excellon Resources (TSX: EXN) is back in the black, after more than two years of losses. The operator of the high-grade Platosa silver-lead-zinc mine in Mexico reported a second-quarter adjusted…
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Osisko takes stake in Barkerville
Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK) acquisition of a 17% stake in Barkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM) is part of a broader strategy of accumulating direct and indirect interests in what Osisko…
Gold Standard strikes again at North Dark Star in Nevada
VANCOUVER — Shares of explorer Gold Standard Ventures (TSXV: GSV; NSYE-MKT: GSV) surged after results from a drill program at its emerging North Dark Star oxide gold discovery along Nevada’s prolific…
CB Gold surges on Santa Ana deal
Shares of CB Gold (TSXV: CBJ) jumped 36% on news that the junior explorer has bought the Santa Ana silver project in Colombia. Santa Ana, on the eastern side of…
Miner Moments #3: Mickey Fulp discusses the uranium market
Matt and Lesley sit down with the Mercenary Geologist, Mickey Fulp, to riff on uranium markets following Canadian leader Cameco‘s (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) rather dismal second-quarter results. Lesley discusses…
Tahoe’s Q2 earnings beat expectations
Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) shares rose nearly 6% on the back of solid second-quarter earnings, leaving investors and analysts cheering. The Reno, Nev.-based producer with operations in Guatemala,…
Dundee gets key permit for Krumovgrad
It’s been a long road, with a few twists and turns, but Dundee Precious Metals (TSX: DPM) has finally received a construction permit to build an open-pit mine at its…
Editorial: Gold gains appeal in UK as interest rates hit 322-year low
One of the features of the gold bull run from 2001 to 2011 was the divergence in enthusiasm for gold on either side of the Atlantic. Gold bugs taking in…
Island drives Richmont through Q2
Richmont Mines’ (TSX: RIC; NYSE-MKT: RIC) Island Gold mine near Wawa, Ont., recorded higher production and lower costs in the second quarter, offsetting a poor run at the Beaufor gold mine…
Sandstorm CEO discusses impact of rising gold prices
VANCOUVER — For streaming financiers like Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE-MKT: SAND), this year’s rising precious metal prices are a double-edged sword. The company’s existing streams, royalties and equity holdings have…
TSX Venture rises, Aug. 1-5
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 10.52 points, or 1.3%, to an 806.69-point close. A strong U.S. jobs report for July drove spot gold prices down US$15.28, or 1.1%, to…
Mirasol hunts for gold in Argentina, Chile
VANCOUVER — In a hallway at the Sprott Natural Resource Symposium in Vancouver in July, Mirasol Resources (TSXV: MRZ) president and CEO Stephen Nano thumbs through a number of geological and…