Seafield shores up Miraflores
Seafield Resources (SFF-V) gave the market something to chew on after releasing a preliminary economic assessment on its Miraflores project in Colombia.
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Torex hits open-pit target at Morelos
Toronto-based Torex Gold (TXG-T) is navigating the often tricky waters that mark the transition between being an exploration outfit and a mine developer. With an updated resource estimate kicking off in May and a bankable feasibility study…
Sunridge mine plan merges Asmara North deposits
Vancouver-based junior Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) combined four polymetallic deposits at its Asmara North project in central Eritrea, Africa, into a centralized-mill mine model for a feasibility study it released in early May.
Editorial: Gold stocks: the new value play?
The game of gold investing never gets dull for investors who get to ponder the delicate interplay of geopolitics, macroeconomics, heavy industry, mineral exploration and fashion trends that give us our ever-changing prices for gold bullion and…
Letter to the Editor: CSR counsellor should be applauded
An editorial in The Northern Miner criticized Canada’s Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) counsellor, Marketa Evans, for “shooting another blank” in reference to the office’s second case, involving…
Commentary: Time for Canadian miners to import US outreach tactics
There has been a paradigm shift in public activism in Canada and growing hostility towards mining, and dogmatic opposition by environmentalists and social action groups towards virtually all mining and energy projects. This new dynamic is…
BC pipeline debates rage on
The scale of the West Coast pipelines debate is hard to play down. Current and former politicians from all government levels have come out swinging for and against: lobbyists, First Nations and non-government groups have fully entered the fray,…
Suncor’s diversity overpowers lower Canadian crude prices
Canadian oilsands juggernaut Suncor Energy (SU-T, SU-N) beat analysts’ estimates and strengthened its cash position during the first quarter, as the company’s strategic integration of refining facilities offset a price divide…
Canadian Natural advances Horizon
Canadian Natural Resources(CNQ-T) has big plans for its Horizon oilsands project, located north of Fort McMurray, Alta., in the Athabasca region.
Syncrude keeps on rolling
The Syncrude mine may not have been the first major oil operation in the Athabasca oilsands, but it was the second — and now it stands as one of the region’s dominant oilsand projects.
Southern Pacific’s McKay: On time and under budget
While project costs are soaring for many companies in the natural resources sector, Southern Pacific Resource (STP-T) maintains that costs for its McKay thermal project in Alberta will move in the opposite direction.
Goldcorp’s output down on Red Lake setback
Vancouver-based major Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) stumbled out of– the gate to start the year, as adverse ground conditions and grade variability at its flagship Red Lake gold mine in Red Lake, Ont., contributed to an 18% year-on-year fall in…