Capstone a steady eddy among the copper miners
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based copper producer Capstone Mining (CS-T) is one of the good news stories among the mid-tier base metals producers.
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Labrador Iron Mines to get $30M from Tata subsidiary
Labrador Iron Mines (LIM-T) is expecting to receive $30 million from a subsidiary of India’s Tata Steel, as part of an alliance it recently entered to create cost synergies in the Labrador Trough region, where the two companies operate…
Argonaut’s commitment to cost control drives success
VANCOUVER — As many gold producers are plagued by rising operating costs and shrinking profit margins, Reno-based producer Argonaut Gold (AR-T) has proven to be an exception to the norm. Though the company boosted year-on-year gold…
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.
TSX Venture takes a step back, March 18-22
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index managed to avoid a week in the red, with a positive showing on Friday limiting a 10.8 point or 0.97% loss en route to a 1,106.35 weekly close.
Positive initial 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 a profitable gold-silver mine, according to a new preliminary economic assessment (PEA).
One man’s talc is another man’s treasure
With large companies shedding assets to trim costs and juniors struggling to pay the bills—not to mention raise money—it’s probably safe to say that listing a new exploration company these days is not for the faint of…
A changing landscape for growing copper producers
VANCOUVER — With the US$5.1-billion hostile takeover of Toronto-based Inmet Mining (IMN-T) by large-cap peer First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) looking all but wrapped up, it seems an opportune time to take a look at the shifting…
Fission and Alpha emerge as newest players to watch in Athabasca
The discovery of a high grade boulder field outside the southern boundary of the Athabasca Basin in Saskatchewan is shaping into a significant find for joint venture partners Fission Energy (FIS-V) and Alpha Minerals (AMW-V).
Copper Mountain contemplates secondary crusher
Despite several mill maintenance shutdowns last year and difficulties with variability in ore hardness and fragmentation entering the SAG mill from the operation’s different open-pit locations, Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-T) posted gross…
Editorial: Theories of devolution in the NWT
The transfer of power from the federal government to the Northwest Territories government has been going on in stages for decades as the territory’s population and economic base has steadily grown and matured. With Yellowknife established…
TrueGold makes a good first impression
Riverstone Resources’ name change seems to be doing the trick.