AuRico adds third mine to its portfolio
AuRico Gold (AUQ-T) has added another mine to Kirkland Lake’s heritage.
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Redhawk Resources adds tonnes at Copper Creek
VANCOUVER — Redhawk Resources (RDK-V) has seen a more than 175% increase in the total resource at its Copper Creek copper-molybdenum-silver project in Arizona with a new estimate.
Thompson Creek to raise $412M for Mt. Milligan funding gap
VANCOUVER — Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) has set out to raise about $412 million in two separate financings to plug a funding shortfall at its under-construction Mt. Milligan mine in British Columbia.
Miranda looks for a winning ticket
This year marks Miranda Gold’s (MAD-V) most active drill season to date, with partners spending between $5 million and $7 million to test at least seven of the company’s nine joint-venture projects.
Commentary: Time for Canadian miners to import U.S. outreach tactics
There has been a significant paradigm shift in public activism in Canada and a growing hostility toward mining and dogmatic opposition by environmentalists and social action groups toward virtually all mining and energy projects. This new…
Diamonds: as good as gold for investors?
The financial crisis of 2008 was the first time that many investors experienced first-hand the worst-case scenarios of investing. In response to that frightening experience, and the ongoing global financial…
Planetary Resources’ plan to mine asteroids
A start-up company with high-profile supporters has set out to boldly go where no miner has gone before — to extract the resource riches of outer space.
Marathon beats chest at Golden Chest
After releasing a maiden resource estimate last month for its 50%-owned Golden Chest gold mine project in Idaho, Marathon Gold (MOZ-T) is back in the news with drill results that the junior explorer describes as a “very encouraging…
Gold Standard strikes again at Railroad
VANCOUVER — It looks like Gold Standard Ventures (GV-V) has done it again. The company’s shares jumped 51% or 91¢ on April 26 following the release of new results from the North Bullion zone at its Railroad gold property…
Coeur d’Alene gets a handle on Kensington
Opening up a new mine is seldom an even process.
Planetary Resources’ plan to mine asteroids
A start-up company with high-profile supporters has set out to boldly go where no miner has gone before — to extract the resource riches of outer space.