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GFMS sees higher gold prices in 2013
Gold market consulting firm Thomson Reuters GFMS is calling for renewed strength in the bull market for gold in the year ahead. The prediction came as GFMS unveiled the second update to its Gold Survey 2012 at a presentation in mid-January in…
Copper Mountain: reasons for optimism
Copper Mountain Mining (CUM –T) missed its production guidance, but the market looks to have been unfazed by the news.
Eritrean trials and tribulations for Nevsun
Doing business in East Africa may come with its challenges, but Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has a robust outlook for its Bisha mine in Eritrea despite dealing with matters that miners closer to home would never encounter.
Roundup 2013: HDI’s Thiessen sees ‘mining renaissance’
The Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) kicked off its Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 on Jan. 27 with a flurry of activity here in Vancouver. Billed as the world’s premier technical mineral exploration…
Pan American to produce more silver, gold in 2013
Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) had a strong year in 2012, helped by record silver and gold output in the fourth quarter, and it’s forecasting 2013 will be another “record setting-production year.”
Asante Gold has a history of success in Ghana
At first glance Vancouver-based Asante Gold (ASE-V) appears similar to a number of junior explorers hoping to make the next discovery in Ghana. Take a closer look, however, and one difference emerges: Asante is the next project for…
Volta adds copper porphry to the Burkina Faso mix
Toronto-based explorer Volta Resources (VTR-T) has been adding quite a bit of copper to its already strong gold assets in Burkina Faso.
Eco Oro’s Angostura largely unaffected by new park limits
Eco Oro Minerals (EOM-T) has moved one step closer in advancing the Angostura gold-silver project in northeastern Colombia, as it has noted the deposit sits largely outside of recently approved regional park boundaries. The news caused its…
Endeavour Mining rises on West African production and promise
Strong production results and a promising preliminary economic assessment have had Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) shareholders beaming of late.
Argonaut exceeds expectations
Shares of Argonaut Gold (AR-T) jumped nearly 5% to $10.09 after the company reported production results for the fourth quarter and for all of 2012.
Nordgold turns over a new Lefa
LERO, GUINEA — West Africa remains central in Russia-based Nordgold’s (NORD-L) plans to boost its global gold production.