Guyana Goldfields starts building its Aurora gold mine
Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY) has started construction activities at its flagship Aurora gold project in Guyana, CEO Scott Caldwell said on a conference call yesterday.
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Macusani hits PEA milestone in Peru
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based junior Macusani Yellowcake (TSXV: YEL) has moved one step closer to a production decision at its 900-sq.km uranium portfolio, which lies 180 km northwest of the city of Juliaca in southeastern Peru. On Dec….
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/13 (with changes from Nov….
CNSX courts struggling juniors
The dire predictions that hundreds of junior miners would be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange this year have turned out to be dead wrong, despite the continuing downturn in the sector, which began in 2011.
Toronto Stock Exchange, Nov. 25-29
The S&P/TSX Composite Index took some time to catch its breath, as the index ended its strong run and fell 84 points to 13,395.40 points for the period. The loss of momentum came after data south of the border showed weaker-than-expected…
Searching for a silver lining
Thomson Reuters GFMS presented their Interim Silver Market Review at the Annual Silver Industry Dinner, in New York on November 12, and while the report points to some distinct advantages that the metal has when compared to the other hard-luck…
Gold slide to continue in 2014?
VANCOUVER — Barring some kind of global economic disaster this month, 2013 will end with the gold price down markedly. It will be the first year-over-year decline for the yellow metal since 1997 — and many expect the trend to…
Semafo good to go with Siou and Fofina
Authorities in Burkina Faso have given Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF) the go-ahead to develop its Siou and Fofina gold deposits sooner than expected.
Tahoe builds on success
The Escobal silver project in Guatemala produced its first metals concentrate on Sept. 30, shipped its first concentrate to smelters on Oct. 15 and is on track to hit full production at the 3,500-tonne-per-day level by the first quarter of…
Kinross sees earnings decline despite strong production
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based producer Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is trying its best to adjust to precious-metal markets, but lower-than-anticipated gold prices keep cutting into the company’s earnings. Kinross has, however, taken…
Trevali poised to benefit from zinc’s revival
VANCOUVER — In a market where raising even a few million dollars is tough, Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is busy filling a $46-million bought-deal financing, adding to a balance sheet that in the last 14 months already saw $16…
B2Gold stays strong through typhoon turmoil
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) may have escaped the worst of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, but it isn’t forgetting those who didn’t.