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Goldcorp remains on target at Eleonore
Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) new Éléonore gold mine under construction in northern Quebec’s James Bay region is a cornerstone of the company’s four-year expansion of operations worldwide.Éléonore is the…
Golden Arrow gets lift from drill results
Stepout drilling at Golden Arrow Resources’ (GRG-V) Chinchillas silver project in Argentina’s Jujuy province has returned several long intercepts including 29 metres grading 631 grams silver per tonne, the company reports.The…
Wesdome goes back to the well with Mishi
While many juniors embrace a mantra of growth at any cost, pursuing pricey takeovers or drilling endlessly to produce impressive-sounding resource estimates, Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) takes a different tack.With a decidedly conservative…
Aquiline grads look for treasure in Ontario
Three years after selling the world-class Navidad silver deposit in Argentina, the key members of the former Aquiline Resources team are looking to strike pay dirt again — only this time, they are doing it closer to…
Northern Graphite falls on Bissett Creek feasibility study
A race is on amongst prospective graphite producers and Ottawa-based Northern Graphite (NGC-V) has been one of the favourites with its advanced-stage Bissett Creek property 100 km east of North Bay, Ont. The company released a bankable…
Paladin Energy turns the corner
Two months of unplanned shutdowns to upgrade its plant and complete remediation work due to land movement at the Kayelekera open-pit uranium mine in Malawi have not stalled production for junior Paladin Energy (PDN-T), as it increased…
Barrick undeterred by Argentine glacier ruling
Despite an unfavourable court ruling, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is confident that its Pascua-Lama gold-silver project in Argentina’s San Juan province will push ahead.Argentina’s Supreme Court ruled that a much-debated…
Flinders sees upside in Swedish graphite revival
Just outside the small town of Edsbyn central Sweden sits the idle Kringel graphite mine, which represents a prime opportunity according to Vancouver-based Flinders Resources (FDR-V).With the deposit delineated by the Swedish government in the…
Nighthawk to soar on NWT gold
Gold finds in the Far North don’t begin and end with the Yukon. While the territory has hogged much of the exploration headlines over the last few years, Nighthawk Gold (NHK-V) is reminding investors that the territory to the east still…