Votorantim, El Nino prove up Bathurst
The Bathurst camp in New Brunswick is proving that, after all these years, it still has plenty more to give.
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Colorado Resources suffers a discovery hangover at North ROK in BC
VANCOUVER — It is often difficult to maintain market momentum after a really strong discovery hole on a project. And Kelowna-based explorer Colorado Resources (CXO-V) found out just how trigger-happy investors can be when the company…
Silvercorp sees expansion potential in China’s Ying district
VANCOUVER — China-focused silver miner Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) had a busy year in 2012 on the exploration front, and has released a myriad of results over the past eight weeks that cover 80,000 metres of drilling over three mines…
True Gold making good Karma in Burkina Faso
True Gold Mining’s (TGM-V) Karma project in Burkina Faso keeps getting better and better.
Pretium completes Brucejack feasibility
A feasibility study on the Brucejack high-grade gold project, 65 km north of Stewart, B.C., has brought Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) one step closer to its goal of kicking off mine construction in the second half of 2014 and commercial…
Orefinders sees potential in gold-rich Kirkland Lake
VANCOUVER — When equity markets and investors get skittish, being an explorer in an established jurisdiction with minimal socio-political risk can really pay off. And with that in mind, Vancouver-based junior Orefinders Resources (ORX-V)…
Pacific Potash keeps climbing
VANCOUVER — Brazil is the fastest growing potash market in the world, and Vancouver-based Pacific Potash (PP-V) is hoping it can help the country sate some of its potash hunger domestically.
Marathon cracks open gold system at Valentine Lake
Since picking up the 50% that it didn’t already own of the Valentine Lake gold project in Newfoundland, Marathon Gold (MOZ-T) has been busy proving up resources across the 260 sq. km flagship property, 57 km south of the mining town of…
Goldcorp grows in Canada
VANCOUVER — It has been a tough year for Canadian gold producers, but Vancouver-based Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) has side-stepped the writedowns and jurisdictional concerns plaguing many of its peers. Goldcorp’s conservative approach…
Clifton keeps advancing Duparquet
Clifton Star Resources (CFO-V) is getting busy at its Duparquet gold property in northwestern Quebec, with plans to table a resource update by July, followed by a prefeasibility study in early 2014.
SGS Minerals Services mounts West Coast expansion
VANCOUVER — It has not been the brightest 12 months for the Vancouver mining sector, but a piece of good news may have flown under the radar to start the year. In late February world-leading technical provider SGS Minerals Services held…
Karnalyte snags $300 million
The last six months have been very kind to Karnalyte Resources (KRN-T) and its massive Wynyard carnallite potash project in Saskatchewan.