Semafo sees lower grades at the Mana mine
West African gold miner Semafo (SMF-T) has unveiled a more modest guidance for 2013, primarily reflecting the lower anticipated grades at its flagship Mana mine in Burkina Faso as it wrestles higher costs.
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Atico makes the grade in Colombia
Atico Mining (ATY-V) gathered market momentum the good old fashion way: by releasing some stellar drill results.
Eritrean trials and tribulations for Nevsun
Doing business in East Africa comes with its challenges, but Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has a robust outlook for its Bisha mine in Eritrea despite dealing with matters that miners closer to home would never encounter.
Cliffs to take major hit in Q4
Two years ago when Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) acquired Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines for US$4.97 billion, many critics argued the Cleveland-based company had overpaid.
Iamgold falls 15% on higher expected costs
Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) shares crumbled as the gold producer estimated higher operating costs for 2013, causing analysts to cut their targets.
Endeavour Mining rises on West African promise and production
Strong production results and a promising preliminary economic assessment had Endeavour Mining (EDV-T) shareholders feeling the love.
Eurasian scores in Turkey
After a busy 2012, Eurasian Minerals (EMX-V) is starting 2013 with a bang: in its first news release of the year the company reported the highest-grade intercept to date at Akarca, the gold-silver project in northwest Turkey where Eurasian just…
Ivanplats doubles vast copper resource at Kamoa in DRC
Robert Friedland’s latest venture looks to be following a familiar template. On Jan. 17, Vancouver-based Ivanplats (IVP-T) updated the resource estimate on its Kamoa copper discovery in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, boosting…
Kivalliq stacks uranium resources at Angilak
It has been roughly three years since uranium explorer Kivalliq Energy (KIV-V) began drilling in earnest at its 1,377-sq.-km Angilak property in Nunavut. The company has long maintained it is looking at a district-scale play in what could…
Brigus looks to a brighter 2013
Brigus Gold (BRD-T, BRD-X) has hit its 2012 production target and is eyeing more gold production and growth in the new year.
TV Tower delight continues for Pilot
A high-grade gold zone is emerging at the north end of Pilot Gold’s (PLG-T) TV Tower project in Turkey, complete with drill intervals that regularly contain visible gold.
Editorial: Livin’ la vida Boka
Another sad chapter was written in the life of John Paterson in mid-January, with the 62-year-old disgraced founder and former CEO of Southwestern Resources receiving a sentence of six years in prison for creating hundreds of bogus assay…