Letter to the Editor: In Memoriam – Robert (Bob) George Baigent
To the Editor, Northern Miner,
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Lucara to exit Mothae in Lesotho
Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC; US-OTC: LUCRF) plans to sell its 75%-held Mothae diamond project in Lesotho after the project failed to meet the company’s investment criteria.
Gold juniors that gained traction in 2014
It was another lacklustre year for gold and gold equities, with the spot price for gold dipping below 2013’s close and down 14% from the high reached in March 2014, to exit the year at US$1,182.90 per oz. Despite that dim backdrop, more…
Paramo could affect Eco Oro’s Angostura project
Eco Oro Minerals (TSX: EOM) has seen its shares climb in recent weeks, spurred by the Colombian government better defining the boundaries of an environmentally sensitive paramo ecosystem that is near the company’s Angostura…
Editorial: Oil dips below US$50 per barrel
Further sharp declines in oil prices to start 2015 are signalling that oil prices will be a major theme this year for miners.
Suppliers news: Sandvik, IronPlanet-Cat, Dumas, Blutip
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ICYMI: Most popular stories of 2014
Let’s take a stroll through the most-clicked and highest rated stories of 2014:
California Gold unlocking Fremont’s potential
California Gold Mining (TSXV: CGM; US-OTC: CFGMF) is raising more funds to explore its flagship Fremont gold project in Mariposa County, Calif.
AuRico eyes a revival at dormant Kemess mine in BC
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based miner AuRico Gold (TSX: AUQ; NYSE: AUQ) is hoping it can give the past-producing Kemess gold-copper mine a new lease on life.
Trevali, Teck and Vedanta well-positioned for coming zinc revival
With all the talk of improving fundamentals for zinc, Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) may soon find itself in a sweet spot.
Alacer boosts leaching capacity at pler
Alacer Gold (TSX: ASR) says it can increase the heap-leach capacity at its 80%-held Copler gold mine in Turkey to extend oxide gold production beyond 2017.
Skeena seeks next discovery in BC’s Golden Triangle
VANCOUVER — It’s been more than two decades since veteran geologist Ron Netolitzky won the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year award for his role in exploring and financing…