Candente restarts drilling at Caariaco
Candente Copper (DNT-T) has resumed exploration and feasibility drilling this new year on its Canariaco copper-silver-gold project in northern Peru, sending its shares soaring.
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Angkor Gold cashes in on Cambodia
It has been just over a year since Vancouver-based Angkor Gold (ANK-V) went public with its stable of Cambodian exploration projects, and it is looking like the company’s early mover strategy in the developing Southeast Asian nation might…
Santacruz Silver on the fast track
For Mexico-focused Santacruz Silver Mining (SCZ-V), 2013 could be the year that well-planted seeds take root and grow. The Vancouver-based company is working on a trio of advanced-stage silver projects with the goal of achieving inaugural…
Superior Copper revisits the old Coppercorp mine
Superior Copper (SPC-V) is hoping to find a new mine beside an old one as it gears up for another round of drilling on its flagship Batchawana copper property.
Copper Fox falls on Schaft Creek feasibility
After four years of drilling, designing, consulting and number crunching, Copper Fox Metals (CUU-V) has produced a feasibility study for its planned Schaft Creek mine in B.C. that increases throughput by 30% compared to earlier plans, while…
Cline keeps its head above water
Six months after Toronto-based Cline Mining (CMK-T) suspended operations at its wholly owned New Elk metallurgical coal mine outside of Trinidad, Colo., the company is still searching for answers.
Anglo American, Cliffs exit Amapa
Miners shed more non-core assets in the new year to help free-up capital, with Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUKY-Q) and Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) selling their stakes in the Amapa iron ore operation in northern Brazil.
Editorial: Goldcorp adopts ‘all-in’ cost metric
A decade ago gold was worth less than US$300 per oz., and gold producers were desperate to attract investors. One method they developed was to report gold-production costs using a minimalist metric, making their potential for profit seem larger.
Commentary: How to craft benefits packages for globe-trotting employees
Increasingly, corporate management structures and areas of accountability no longer follow the strict political boundaries that define countries.
Goldcorp adopts “all-in” cost metric
VANCOUVER – A decade ago gold was worth less than US$300 an ounce and gold producers were desperate to attract investors. One method they developed was to report gold production costs using a minimalist metric, thus making their potential…
SilverCrest finds new gold zone
Junior silver producer SilverCrest Mines (SVL-V) has discovered a new high-grade gold and silver zone that lies below and is parallel to the main mineralized zone that is being mined at its Santa Elena open-pit operation in Sonora, Mexico,…