New Gold on track to produce 1M oz. a year
New Gold’s (NGD-T, NGD-X) third-quarter results are in, and they show the company shaping itself into a significant mid-tier gold producer.
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Lake Shore flaunts 6.4M oz. resource
By early next year Lake Shore Gold (lsg-t, lsg-x) was aiming to boast a gold resource of 6-million to 8-million ounces. A goal it recently achieved with initial resources from its Thunder Creek and Fenn-Gib projects, bringing…
Fission’s Roughrider area play has shareholders glowing green
Vancouver – With the power play for Hathor Exploration’s (HAT-T) promising Roughrider uranium deposit now in its fourth (but perhaps not final) act, Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin is taking centre stage in the battle for the world’s next best…
[Update]Analysts question Iberian’s move
Iberian Minerals (izn-v) has agreed to allow Trafigura Beheer, its largest shareholder, to acquire all of its shares that it doesn’t already own for $1.10 apiece in cash, causing some analysts to question the bid.
Commentary: Unlocking the wealth of northern Ontario
Discovery of the massive “Ring of Fire,” a chromite-rich mineral deposit in a remote area of northern Ontario, is the first and perhaps easiest step in realizing the site’s potential.
China comes calling on Jaguar
Despite China being the largest producer of gold one of the country’s biggest state-owned gold mining companies is looking westward to lock-up future production.
First Point stakes new awaruite prospects in Australia, Yukon
Vancouver – Nickel-iron alloy explorer First Point Minerals (FPX-V) has discovered promising showings of awaruite mineralization in Australia and the Yukon. The company has staked large land packages surrounding the showings and will look to…
Chinese firms to invest $1.36 billion in private B.C. coal projects
Vancouver – British Columbia’s new Liberal premiere, Christy Clark, has made some bold statements to Canada’s mining sector and the rest of the world these past few weeks.
Strong assays for Northern Freegold in the Yukon
Results from eight more holes at Northern Freegold Resources (NFR-V) Freegold Mountain project in the Yukon are in and show that the company could well be on to a significant mineralized body.
Midway pushes Pan to feasibility
Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDW-X) feasibility study for its Pan gold project in White Pine Cty., Nev., shows it’s viable to build at various gold prices.
Hathor Exploration receives revised offer
Cameco Corporation (CCO-T, CCJ-N) has raised its all-cash offer for Hathor Exploration (HAT-T) by 20% from $3.75 per share to $4.50 per share, trumping Rio Tinto’s (RIO-N, RIO-L) $4.15 per share all-cash bid.
Venture edges down Nov. 7-11
Junior mining stocks maintained their slight downward trajectory in the Nov. 7-11 trading period, with the S&P/ TSX Venture Composite Index slipping 8.7 points to end at 1,641.31 points. As in recent weeks, volume remained light at an…