Articles by Lesley Stokes

Arizona Mining chief operating officer Don Taylor (left) and geologist Jack Mueller with drill core at Arizona Mining's Hermosa zinc-lead-silver project in Arizona. Credit: Arizona Mining.

Arizona Mining hits big 
at Taylor Deeps

VANCOUVER — The latest batch of drill results from Arizona Mining’s (TSX: AZ) Hermosa zinc-lead-silver project, 81 km southeast of Tucson, Ariz., could change how the company develops the project, chief operating…



TSX loses ground, June 26-30

The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.9%, or 137.37 points, to a 15,182.19-point close. Spot gold prices ventured near eight-week lows, falling US$15.10 to US$1,241.61 per oz., whereas Comex copper prices…


Process manager Nick Ricci inside the plant at Pershing Gold’s Relief Canyon gold project, 150 km northeast of Reno, Nevada. Credit: Pershing Gold.

Pershing re-envisages Relief Canyon as low cost mine

VANCOUVER — After one year of infill drilling and number crunching, Pershing Gold (NASDAQ: PGLC) has produced a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Relief Canyon open-pit, heap-leach gold project, 150 km…





Drillers at Roxgold's Yaramoko project in Burkina Faso. Credit: Roxgold

Roxgold eyes Yaramoko expansion

  VANCOUVER — African miner Roxgold (TSX: ROXG) has plans to boost production at its Yaramoko gold mine in Burkina Faso by adding resources from its Bagassi South project, 1.8…


Arizona Silver tumbles 
on Ramsey assay results

VANCOUVER— Assay results from the first two reverse-circulation drill holes targeting a magnetic anomaly at Arizona Silver Exploration’s (TSXV: AZS) Ramsey silver project in western Arizona prompted a 77% drop…


Fission confirms high-grade uranium discovery at PLS

VANCOUVER — Fission Uranium’s (TSX: FCU) search for land-based uranium mineralization at its Patterson Lake South (PLS) property in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin appears to be boding well for the junior explorer….




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