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An aerial view of a trench at Ethos Gold's Betty gold project in the Yukon. Photo by Ethos Gold

Mixed results for Ethos Gold’s first pass at Betty

The first drill program on Ethos Gold’s (ECC-V) Betty project in the Yukon has yielded encouraging gold ­discoveries, and numerous blanks.The first half of a phase-one drill program includes results for 22 reverse-circulation drill…


From left: Geologist Jacques Stacey, exploration manager Bill Cronk and COO Andrew Berry, in front of the Nutaaq Camp at Kivalliq Energy's Angilak uranium project in Nunavut. Photo by Kivalliq Energy

Kivalliq eyeing new uranium district in Nunavut

Kivalliq Energy (KIV-V) is cashed-up and moving forward with an ambitious exploration program on its 1,000-sq.-km Angilak property in Nunavut, just as the Nunavut government has formalized its uranium policy.The company completed an…



Global Minerals' country manager Martin Zahorec doing rehabilitation work at the historic Maria iron ore mine, part of the Strieborna project in Slovakia. Photo by Global Minerals

Global Minerals seeks silver in historic Slovakian mine

A common story heard in many of the former communist countries of Eastern Europe is the one about an historic, state-run mine that fell into disrepair after freedom blossomed in the 1990s. Explorers like Vancouver-based Global Minerals (CTG-V)…


Drillers at Azimuth Resources' West Omai project in Guyana. Photo by Azimuth Resources

Guyana’s jungle holds rewards for gold explorers

When it comes to unearthing gold in a rough-and-tumble mining jurisdiction like Guyana, explorers are often faced with infrastructure-based speed bumps on the road to establishing an economic deposit. But at least two explorers are making…


Drillers at work at Lupaka Gold's flagship Crucero gold project in Peru 850 km southeast of the capital Lima. Photo by Lupaka Gold

Lupaka and Andean to merge

Lupaka Gold (LPK-T) and Andean American Gold (AAG-V) are proposing to merge in a friendly deal that would create a Peru-focused gold explorer and developer with combined resources of 2.1 million oz. gold equivalent in the measured and indicated…


Cameco's uranium conversion facility in Port Hope, Ontario. Photo by Cameco

Technical analysis report: Uranium stocks show signs of life

Ever since the great bull run in uranium prices leading into 2008, investors have been waiting for the second leg up.The macro story, after all, didn’t change after the 2008 crisis subsided: a surge in nuclear reactor construction in…


Editorial: Goin’ down, down

Working in a coal mine in the U.S. these days involves not only staying focused on getting your job done, but also wondering whether the company you work for can pay its bills and remain a viable concern.The industry was booming as recently as…


Guatemala's president, former military general Otto Perez Molina.

Guatemala proposes 40% stake in mining companies

The Guatemalan government could soon take a 40% stake in mining companies in the country if a proposed constitutional amendment goes through.President Otto Perez Molina announced the proposed change, along with dozens of others, in one of the…


Facilites at Banro's Twangiza open-pit gold mine near Bukavu in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Photo by Banro

Banro faces delay during Twangiza ramp-up

Just days after taking the keys from contract mine developer Banlaw Afrique, Canadian miner Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) has run into delays while comissioning its 100%-owned Twangiza open-pit gold mine, 45 km southwest of Bukavu in the Democractic…


Western Potash takes novel approach

When Western Potash (WPX-T) starts commercial production at its Milestone potash mine in Saskatchewan in 2016, it will draw much of its water from treated sewage effluent from the city of Regina, about 30 km away.As much as 60,000 cubic metres…


Rio Tinto opens wallet wide for asset upgrades

Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) will spend billions of dollars to advance and upgrade some of its highest-profile assets.At its sprawling Pilbara iron-ore operation Western Australia, the company has committed US$3.7 billion to boost capacity,…


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