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Kelly Cluer, Altan Nevada's director of exploration, inspects a sample at the Radar gold-silver property in Nevada. Photo by Matthew Keevil.

Altan on the trail for Nevada’s next gold discovery

CARSON CITY, NEVADA — Driving along a broad stretch of freeway on the outskirts of Reno, it is obvious that Altan Nevada’s (ANE-V) director of exploration Kelly Cluer calls Nevada home. He spent the first 10 years of his career here…


Processing facilities at Atna Resources' Briggs gold mine in Inyo County, California. Source: Photo by Matthew Keevil.

Atna poised to capitalize on US gold portfolio

INYO COUNTY, CALIF. — If all goes according to plan, 2013 could be a banner year for junior gold producer Atna Resources (ATN-T) and its portfolio of advanced-stage gold assets in the southwestern U.S. With one gold mine cranking out cash…


Inside Quest's mini-pilot plant at Ortech.

Quest fires up mini-pilot plant for Strange Lake

Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X), which owns the Strange Lake rare earth deposit in northern Quebec, recently held a tour of its mini-pilot plant at Process Research Ortech in Mississauga, Ont., where it’s testing the solvent…


The Fayalala pit at Nordgold's Lefa gold mine complex in Guinea. Photo by Alexandra Feytis.

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.



The headframe and surface facilities at Metanor Resources' Bachelor Lake gold mine, 225 km northeast of Val-d'Or, Que. Photo by Anthony Vaccaro

Metanor finds the sweet spot

Make a wrong turn while driving along the streets of one of Canada’s great mining towns, and you may feel like you’ve gone through a portal into the past. 




Cuervo Resources chairman Gordon Watts at the Cerro Ccopane project. Photo by Salma Tarikh

Cuervo jumps back into action in Peru

Iron ore explorer Cuervo Resources (FE-C) may be on to something big as it drills off the Bob 1 zone, one of the two large targets on its flagship Cerro Ccopane iron ore property in southern Peru.


Drillers at work at Kirkland Mining's 12 Mile gold-silver target in Elko County, Nevada. Photo by Matthew Keevil

West Kirkland sticks to its guns in Long Canyon

For president and CEO Michael Jones and his team at West Kirkland Mining (WKM-V), the path forward is clear: establish a strong land position in an emerging gold district, and operate with the tenacity and business savvy needed to stay there….


The company's manager of community relations Karina Yavar (left) talks to a geologist at the Bob 1 camp site in Peru.

Cuervo jumps back into action in Peru

CUZCO, PERU — Iron ore explorer Cuervo Resources (FE-C) may be on to something big as it drills off the Bob 1 zone, one of the two large targets on its flagship Cerro Ccopane iron ore property in southern Peru.


The Moosehead pit at the Brewery Creek project, which was mined near the end of past operations in the early 2000s. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Golden Predator sinks its teeth into Brewery Creek

Things are finally coming together for Yukon-focused explorer Golden Predator (GPD-T) at its wholly owned Brewery Creek gold project, which waits peacefully at the end of a 55 km, eastbound drive from Dawson City. 


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