Articles by Richard Quarisa


Geologist Cam Barker near a trench at K2 Gold’s Wels gold project in west-central Yukon, 185 km south of Dawson City. Credit: K2 Gold.

K2 exploring for gold at Wels in Yukon

DESTRUCTION BAY, YUKON — K2 Gold (TSXV: KTO; US-OTC: KTGDF) has begun a $350,000 exploration program at its 72 sq. km Wels gold property in west-central Yukon, 45 km east…



Anaconda Mining's Pine Cove open-pit gold mine in Newfoundland's Baie Verte Peninsula. Source: Anaconda Mining

Anaconda withdraws takeover bid for Maritime

Anaconda Mining (TSX: ANX; US-OTC: ANXGF) has withdrawn its hostile takeover bid for Maritime Resources (TSXV: MAE; US-OTC: MRTMF) after Maritime’s recently completed, $1.5-million private placement. It ends Anaconda’s five-month-long…


Nordic Gold’s Laiva gold mine in central Finland. Credit: Nordic Gold.

Firesteel nears production at Laiva in Finland

Firesteel Resources (TSXV: FTR; US-OTC: FIEIF) will start mining its wholly owned, past-producing Laiva gold mine in central Finland this August, just two months after releasing a preliminary economic assessment…




Various rocks and minerals are on display in the earth sciences department, in the basement of the Royal Ontario Museum. Photo by Richard Quarisa.

ROM seeks $3M endowment for geology curator

The Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) is trying to raise an initial $3 million to hire and endow in perpetuity a geology curator for its earth sciences department — a position…



Nickel Creek Platinum’s Nickel Shaw nickel-copper-PGM project in southwestern Yukon. Credit: Nickel Creek Platinum.

Nickel Creek rethinks Nickel Shaw in Yukon

DAWSON, YUKON — Nickel Creek Platinum (TSX: NCP; US-OTC: NCPCF) is wrapping up a new round of metallurgical testing at its Nickel Shaw polymetallic project near Destruction Bay, Yukon, 317 km…


Ivanhoe founder Robert Friedland shakes hands with former CITIC chairman Wang Jun in 2003. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines.

CITIC buys 19.9% of Ivanhoe

CITIC Metal, subsidiary of Chinese company CITIC, will acquire a 19.9% stake in Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), making it the company’s largest single shareholder. The companies signed the…



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