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Correction
In the article “NuLegacy gets in line on Nevada’s Cortez trend” (T.N.M., Sept. 17–23/12), it was incorrectly stated that NuLegacy Gold has an option agreement with Miranda Gold on the Wood Hills South gold project in Elko County,…
Stornoway navigates the road to production
Recent media reports have suggested Stornoway Diamonds’ (SWY-T) Renard diamond project in Quebec may face delays given that construction of the Route 167 extension from Chibougamau to the Otish Mountains is slightly behind plan, but the…
OceanaGold: What’s the dillio with Didipio?
After the financial crisis derailed the Didipio copper-gold project in 2008 and OceanaGold (OGC-T, OGC-A) was forced to put the Southeast Asian project on care and maintenance, the company says it expects to start commissioning within the next…
Look out, here comes Oceanic Iron Ore
When Steven Dean stepped down in 2002 as president of Teck Cominco, now Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N), his motivation was simple: he wanted to spend more time with his family after spending years on the road, a fact of life in the…
Buritica resource boosts Continental
Shares of Continental Gold (CNL-T) surged $1.09, or 12%, to $9.90 apiece, with more than 6 million shares changing hands on news of an updated resource estimate for the company’s Buritica project in Antioquia, Colombia.
Sulliden outlines a smaller project in Peru
While a feasibility study for Sulliden Gold’s (SUE-T) Shahuindo project in northern Peru envisions a somewhat smaller and slightly more expensive gold operation than previously thought, the project’s economics are…
Atacama Pacific stacks oxide ounces at Cerro Maricunga
Toronto-based explorer Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-V) has had a good run over the past four weeks. Anticipation built as Atacama neared completion on a year-long resource drill program at its wholly owned Cerro Maricunga gold property, 140 km…
Patagonia Gold to become takeover target: Hallgarten
Patagonia Gold (PAT-T, PGD-L), one of the largest landholders in the Argentine province of Santa Cruz and an exploration company that is likely to have three mines in production within the next three years, could be a takeover candidate in the…
Primero up 36% on positive tax ruling
Primero Mining (P-T, PPP-N) soared 36% after the gold-silver producer with operations in Mexico received a favourable tax ruling from Mexican authorities on its Advanced Pricing Agreement (APA).
Curis approaches pilot phase at Florence
VANCOUVER — It was a long summer for Vancouver-based developer Curis Resources (CUV-T) and its Florence in-situ copper project 105 km southeast of Phoenix, Az. The company hit a 52-week low at 36¢ per share on Aug. 21, as a lack of…
Early juniors get low-hanging fruit in Jalisco
It’s not every day that primary silver deposits are found at the side of a road.