To the author of last week’s Letter to the Editor (“Daughters: Avoid mining or geology as a career”), I offer my congratulations. Someone has finally the backbone to speak up. I support your thinking. If I had any children, I…
Sometimes when I practice gratitude in my life, I think back to when I was a little girl and imagine telling this little girl of all the incredible adventures that lay ahead.
VANCOUVER — If there’s one way to spark the interest of a geologist in downtown Vancouver, just mention “The Jolly Taxpayer,” and their eyes will light right up.
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) has kicked off construction at the Fekola open-pit gold mine in southwestern Mali, after releasing an optimized feasibility study and closing a previously announced US$350-million revolving credit facility.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell for a second week during the trading period despite a slight uptick in commodity futures, as it lost 1.1%, or 7.71 points, before closing at 682.14 points.
Prospect-generator Lara Exploration (TSXV: LRA; US-OTC: LRAXF) has a portfolio of mineral properties across South America with some heavyweight partners, but its Curionopolis copper project in Brazil’s Para state seems to be the one…
Six years ago, John Burzynski, along with colleagues Sean Roosen and Robert Wares, won The Northern Miner’s Mining Persons of the Year award for their role in transforming Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF) from a junior — with…
VANCOUVER — Denver- based Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM) has been on the lookout for low-cost gold mines in favourable jurisdictions, and there likely isn’t a friendlier place for the company than its home state of Colorado. On June 8…
YAMOUSSOUKRO, CÔTE D’IVOIRE — It’s easy to stay awake while travelling during the early morning hours in Côte d’Ivoire’s remote political city, Yamoussoukro. Formerly a small agricultural village, the…
A positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on Zenyatta Ventures’ (TSXV: ZEN; US-OTC: ZENYF) Albany hydrothermal graphite project in northern Ontario shows the deposit could be a viable long-life, low-cost graphite producer.
Concerns over a stalemate in Greece’s debt talks and improving economic data in the U.S. that could accelerate interest rates kept the lid on U.S. equities during the trading week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.3% to finish…
VANCOUVER — Despite a rough three-year run in precious metal prices, Great Panther Silver (TSX: GPR; NYSE-MKT: GPL) is flying high on the back of a stellar first quarter and a pair of acquisitions that appear to cement a promising project…
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