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Drillers at Rio Novo Gold's Almas gold project in Tocantins state, Brazil. Photo by Rio Novo Gold

Rio Novo Gold marches towards production

Rio Novo Gold (RN-T) hopes to become a gold producer by bringing its two advanced-stage Brazilian properties into production: The Almas gold project in the southeastern part of Tocantins State, and the Guaranta gold project in the northern part…


Augusta moves closer to decision on Rosemont Copper

The preliminary draft Environment Impact Statement on Augusta Resource’s (AZC-T, AZC-X) Rosemont Copper project near Tucson, Ariz., has been delivered by the Coronado National Forest to Arizona State and local cooperating agencies, bringing it…


Agnico-Eagle buys 18.6% of Mexico-focused Colibri

Major Canadian gold miner Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) has acquired 6 million shares and 4 million warrants of Colibri Resources (CBI-V), a junior explorer based in Nanaimo, B.C., looking for gold and polymetallic mineralization in…


The treatment plant at Fortuna Silver's San Jose silver-gold project in Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo by Ian Bickis

Fortuna Silver updates San Jose

Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T) started building its San Jose underground silver-gold mine 47 km south of the city of Oaxaca in southern Mexico in the second quarter of 2010. Now, the company says it can increase the start-up production rate from…


Northland targets 2013 for first iron ore delivery

Northland Resources (nau-t) is set to launch its flagship Kaunisvaara iron ore project in northern Sweden in early 2013, with production of 5 million tonnes of iron ore concentrate per year expected by 2014. 



Temex Resources' silver tailings from the Miller Lake O'Brien mine in northeastern Ontario. Photo by Temex Resources

Temex Resources posts resource for Gowganda

Between 1910 and 1972 the Miller Lake O’Brien silver mine in northeastern Ontario turned out 42 million oz. silver. It also left behind a lot of silver in tailings piles – 2.96 million oz. to be precise.


Senior geologist Jay Jackson at the Ct Lake deposit at Trelawney Mining's Chester gold project in northern Ontario. Photo by Trelawney Mining and Exploration

Ct Lake: How big can it get?

There is no debating that Trelawney Mining and Exploration’s (TRR-V) Côté Lake deposit is big. But the question on the minds of many junior gold investors is: Just how big?  



Osisko, Clifton Star part ways at Duparquet

Four days after Osisko Mining (OSK-T) and Clifton Star Resources (CFO-V)  released a resource estimate for the Beattie deposit – part of their larger Duparquet project – Clifton Star reported that Osisko is withdrawing from the project.



At the grand opening of the Bralorne gold mine in British Columbia, from left: TSX Venture Exchange president John McCoach; AME BC president Gavin Dirom; Bralorne COO Matt Ball; CEO Bill Kocken; vice-president of finance David Wolfin; director Bill Glasier; and director Gary Robertson. Photo by Bralorne Gold Mines

Bralorne pours first dor bar from historic BC gold mine

Seventy-nine years after the first gold brick was poured from one of British Columbia’s richest and largest gold mines, Bralorne Gold Mines (BPM-V) has restarted operations at the Bralorne complex. The company poured the first gold-silver…


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