Lake Shore Gold sells Mexican assets
Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSG-N) is selling all of its Mexican properties to Revolution Resources (RV-T) in order to keep its management team and finances focused on its Canadian assets.
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Roundup 2013: Lassonde calls for exploration ‘paradigm shift’
VANCOUVER — The final day of Mineral Exploration Roundup 2013 featured a keynote speech from industry veteran and Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) chairman Pierre Lassonde. Though best known for his often bullish stance on long-term gold…
Editorial: A sober year ahead
One of the more pleasant modern traditions of the Canadian mineral exploration sector is kicking off the year with Cambridge House International’s large Vancouver Resource Investment Conference, now held each mid-January at the new…
Meadow Bay rises on Atlanta resource expansion
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Meadow Bay Gold (MAY-T) enjoyed a share jump and uptick in trading activity following a resource update at its wholly-owned Atlanta gold-silver project in Lincoln County, Nevada, that doubles the…
Northcliff goes north on strong economics at Sisson
Northcliff Resources (NCF-T) has shone a spotlight on its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick with a recent feasibility study confirming it could economically mine the deposit for 27 years, sending its shares climbing.
Roundup 2013: Exploration slower but still steady in the Yukon in 2012
VANCOUVER – Depressed equity markets, a cool spring that kept snow on the ground for ages, and floods in June that washed out major roads meant 2012 was much quieter in the Yukon than was 2011.
Royalty sale a windfall for Premier Gold
It’s not every day that an exploration and development company can turn a profit of US$35 million in just fourteen months with what appears to be very little effort.
Commentary: Canada’s anti-bribery laws: It may not be enough to say you didn’t know…
Over the past few years, mining companies have become increasingly aware of the potential civil and criminal liability arising from the payment of bribes to foreign government officials.
Roundup 2013: Alaska’s year in mining and exploration
VANCOUVER – Alaska did not see any new mines commissioned or constructed in 2012, but an overview of the state’s year in mining and exploration from Avalon Development president Curt Freeman at Roundup in Vancouver showed that…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, January 29, 2013Precious MetalsPrice…
Argonaut exceeds expectations
Shares of Argonaut Gold (AR-T) jumped nearly 5% to $10.09 after the company reported production results for the fourth quarter and for all of 2012.
Atico makes the grade in Colombia
Atico Mining (ATY-V) has been gathering market momentum the good old-fashioned way: by releasing some stellar drill results.