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Facilities and equipment at Cameco's 50% owned Cigar Lake uranium project in northern Saskatchewan. Mining at Cigar Lake is expected to begin this quarter. Credit: Cameco

Cameco rises on uranium optimism

Saskatoon-based Cameco (TSX:CCO; NYSE:CCJ), like many uranium miners, is enjoying renewed predictions of higher uranium prices and growing demand.


Trenching by U3O8 Corp. at the Laguna Salada uranium project in Argentina's Chubut province. Credit: U3O8 Corp.

U3O8 eyes JV with Chubut gov’t at Laguna Salada

VANCOUVER — There are a myriad of issues that can raise trip up mine developers in Argentina, but it looks like Toronto-based U3O8 Corp.’s (TSX: UWE; US-OTC: UWEFF) Laguna Salada uranium–vanadium project in Chubut province…



OceanaGold posts strong finish in 2013

OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; US-OTC: OGDCF; ASX: OGC) exceeded its gold and copper production guidance for 2013 at lower than planned costs, while slashing debt by US$45 million in the fourth quarter, the company reports.


From left, geologists Julia Lane and Richard Phillips with ATAC Resources president Rob Carne, in the core storage area of the Rackla gold project in the eastern Yukon. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Carlin-style gold aplenty for ATAC in the Yukon

KENO CITY, YUKON — ATAC Resources (TSXV: ATC) has discovered nine gold zones in four years, many of which offer high grades. That alone is impressive, but the kind of gold ATAC is uncovering in the eastern Yukon is equally…


A shovel dumps a load into a haul truck as Thompson Creek strips overburden in preparation to start mining the North pit at Mt Milligan. Credit: Thompson Creek Metals

Thompson Creek Metals on track

Thompson Creek Metals (TSX: TCM; NYSE: TC) is in the final stages of ramping up its Mt. Milligan mine in northern B.C., and it’s on track to reach commercial production in the first quarter of 2014.


Drillers working at Bullman Minerals' Siguiri gold project in northeast Guinea. Credit:  Bullman Minerals

Bullman hits gold in first holes at Siguiri

VANCOUVER — Five months after acquiring the Siguiri project in its qualifying transaction, Bullman Minerals’ (TSXV: BUL) first holes into the West African project have returned good gold grades.



Adanac Moly renews pleas for takeover

For the last two years, Adanac Molybdenum (TSXV: AUA; US-OTC: AUAYF) has tried to find a buyer for all or part of the companyl, and its Ruby Creek molybdenum project in B.C.



Mining operations at Tahoe Resources' Escobal mine in Guatemala. Credit: Tahoe Resources

Tahoe crosses the production finish line at Escobal

VANCOUVER — Industry success stories have been hard to come by over the past few years, but mine developers like Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) are proving that even tough markets can’t stand in the way of a strong…


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