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OceanaGold to optimize Didipio mine plan
OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) Didipio gold–copper mine in the Philippines entered production in April 2013 and is on track this year to produce between 85,000 and 95,000 oz. gold and 21,000 to 24,000 tonnes copper, at…
Rio Tinto’s profits improve as hard-won cost savings take hold
VANCOUVER — Cost cutting by the majors has been a painful necessity over the past few years, and Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is no exception. But based on the results from the first half of 2014, the mega-miner’s focus on…
BHP plans spinoff to focus on ‘four pillars’
With a spinoff of its aluminum, manganese, nickel, silver and some of its non-core coal assets, BHP Billiton (LSE: BLT; ASX: BHP; NYSE: BHP) is driving to simplify its portfolio.
Eric Roth’s Aegean Metals sees upside in Turkey
VANCOUVER — It was a quiet couple of years for Eric Roth after Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) snapped up his Extorre Gold Mines and its Cerro Moro project in Argentina for US$400 million in mid-2012. But now as president…
Stillwater keeps its PGM costs down
Stillwater Mining (TSX: SWC.U; NYSE: SWC) has gone back to the basics and is refocused on its platinum group metals (PGM) assets in Montana, under the direction of its relatively new board, with noticeably good results.
TSX up slightly, Aug. 11-15
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.71% to 15,304.24 while the S&P/TSX Capped Metals & Mining Index fell 2.06% to 885.07. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index climbed 0.36% to 204.05 and the spot price for gold lost US$4.60 per oz., to…
Bre-X film gains traction in Hollywood
The producer/director of an upcoming major motion picture based on the Bre-X Minerals fraud is in the final stages of financing and confirms he is in negotiations with an A-list Hollywood actor to play a lead role.
Sandstorm supports Luna Gold after rough quarter
VANCOUVER — Luna Gold (TSX: LGC; US-OTC: LGCUF) had a rocky start to the year at its flagship Aurizona gold mine in Brazil’s Maranhao state, but that didn’t stop streaming outfit Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE-MKT: SAND)…
True Gold’s Karma gold mine fully funded to production
Over the last year True Gold Mining (TSXV: TGM; US-OTC: RVREF) has reviewed and negotiated more than a dozen term sheets from traditional and alternative funding sources for its Karma gold project in Burkina Faso.
Tsilhqot’in case: What it means for resource development in Ontario
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada released its decision in the Tsilhqot’in Nation v. British Columbia case (2014 SCC 44). The Supreme Court of Canada upheld the B.C. trial judge’s findings on aboriginal title and granted…
Endeavour Silver’s cost cutting boosts balance sheet
VANCOUVER — Glancing at Endeavour Silver’s (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) production and earnings numbers for the second quarter, it doesn’t appear a lot has changed over the past year.