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Workers pour dor at Alamos Gold's Mulatos gold mine in Sonora state, Mexico. Photo by Alamos Gold

Alamos is on the move

Alamos Gold (AGI-T) has posted higher second-quarter profits, despite lower production at its flagship Mulatos gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state.


Goldcorp’s Penasquito finding its legs

Beset by a string of early production problems, Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) is hurriedly working to ramp up to full production at its newest flagship asset, the Penasquito silver-gold-lead-zinc mine in Mexico’s Zacatecas state.



Almaden expands Ixtaca zone

Prospect generator Almaden Minerals (AMM-T) continues to expand its wholly owned Ixtaca discovery as it works through a 20,000-metre drill program on the property.



Encouraging signs for Rio Novo Gold

Exploration at Rio Novo Gold’s (RN-T) Vira-Saia target on its Almas gold project in Brazil is yielding shallow, low-grade mineralization likely amenable to bulk mining methods, analysts say.


Drillers at NGEx Resources' Bada potash project in Eritrea, 150 km southeast of the capital Asmara. Photo by NGEx Resources

NGEx Resources kicks off potash drill program

NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) has begun drilling its Bada potash project, about 150 km southeast of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, and about 30 km inland from the port of Mersa Fatma on the Red Sea.


Unforgiving Goderich tornado kills one miner

It may take years to rebuild Goderich, Ont., after a severe tornado ripped through the picturesque town on the eastern shore of Lake Huron, leaving one dead, 37 injured, and massive damage. 


Goldbrook keeps 25% of Nunavik

A potentially lucrative partnership that turned sour and then to the courts is a step closer to resolution, after an arbitration panel ruled that Goldbrook Ventures (GBK-V) has the right to a 25% stake in Jien Canada Mining’s Nunavik nickel…



Alan J. Hutchison

Commentary: Weighing Mexico’s security risks

Back in 2004 I attended an annual general meeting for a client that had acquired a gold-silver mine in Mexico. It was one of many Canadian juniors at the time who had managed to acquire small-scale mines with good expansion possibilities and,…



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