On Sept. 16, a day after Jamie Sokalsky stepped down as Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) president and CEO, came news of his first post-Barrick appointment: director and chairman of junior Probe Mines (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF).
When it comes to development-stage assets, those offering a combination of higher-grade, simple mining and low-operating costs, and favourable jurisdictions are typically the ones that are acquired by larger producers, analysts at Dundee…
Prices for drilling services have reached levels that are too low to be viable in the long term, said Francis McGuire, president and CEO of Major Drilling Group International (TSX: MDI), in the company’s most recent financial statements…
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — The fourth annual Precious Metals Summit, held at an exclusive ski resort in Beaver Creek, Colo., kicked off on Sept. 10, with more than 100 select juniors presenting over two days.
With a mine life that ends in 2018, the ore is running out at Ontario’s only diamond mine — De Beers’ Victor mine, 90 km west of Attawapiskat.
Over the last two years, the management team at Talon Metals (TSX: TLO; US-OTC: TLOFF) looked at more than 700 projects before it found one that it believed could be a company-maker.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite trended downward for a second straight week during the trading period, losing 6.96 points en route to a 987.93-point close. Commodity futures struggled during weekly trading, with the energy sector pressured by…
VANCOUVER — Back in December Ontario’s Ministry of Labour commissioned a review of health, safety and prevention issues in underground mining in the province.
Selwyn Resources (TSXV: SWN; US-OTC: SWNLF) has agreed to sell its main asset — the ScoZinc mine, mill and related properties in Nova Scotia — for $17.5 million to a private company named Scotian Zinc Mines.
It’s been a busy six months for Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF).
In April the Northwestern Ontario Prospectors Association awarded the Bernie Schneiders Discovery of the Year Award to joint-venture partners Transition Metals (TSXV: XTM; US-OTC: TNTMF) and Impala Platinum Holdings for their discovery in…
VANCOUVER — Miner Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) had a mixed second quarter, as it reported higher-than-anticipated head grades at its wholly owned Detour Lake operation in northeastern Ontario, but ongoing ramp-up…
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