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Equipment at the Back Forty project in Michigan. Source: Aquila Resources

Back Forty gains grade but HudBay keeps project suspended

VANCOUVER – A new resource estimate for the Back Forty project in Michigan has boosted the deposit’s metal grades, but despite the improvement there is no work underway at the site because project operator HudBay Minerals (HBM-T)…



An employee walks through Chesapeake's Metates project in Mexico. Source: Chesapeake Gold

Costs creep up at Chesapeake’s Metates project

Chesapeake Gold (CKG-V) has completed a prefeasibility study (PFS) on its Metates gold-silver project in Mexico’s Durango state, showing it could annually produce 954,000 gold-equivalent oz. and 143 million lbs. zinc for 25 years.



An aerial view of the processing plant at Pueblo Viejo. Source: Goldcorp Inc.

Trouble at Pueblo Viejo?

Just two weeks after the Pueblo Viejo mine in the Dominican Republic entered commercial production in mid-January, joint-venture partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) and Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) face a potential backlash from the government.


Lake Shore Gold sells Mexican assets

Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSG-N) is selling all of its Mexican properties to Revolution Resources (RV-T) in order to keep its management team and finances focused on its Canadian assets.


A pit at Meadow Bay's Atlanta gold-silver project in Nevada. Source: Meadow Bay Gold Corporation

Meadow Bay rises on Atlanta resource expansion

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Meadow Bay Gold (MAY-T) enjoyed a share jump and uptick in trading activity following a resource update at its wholly-owned Atlanta gold-silver project in Lincoln County, Nevada, that doubles the…


Northcliff goes north on strong economics at Sisson

Northcliff Resources (NCF-T) has shone a spotlight on its Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in New Brunswick with a recent feasibility study confirming it could economically mine the deposit for 27 years, sending its shares climbing.



The Fayalala pit at Nordgold's Lefa gold mine complex in Guinea. Photo by Alexandra Feytis.

Nordgold turns over a new Lefa

LERO, GUINEA — West Africa remains central in Russia-based Nordgold’s (NORD-L) plans to boost its global gold production.


A driller at Aureus Mining's New Liberty gold project in Liberia. Source: Aureus Mining

Aureus on track to production in Liberia

When Aureus Mining (AUE-T, AUE-L) turns its Liberty Gold deposit in Liberia into an open-pit mine as early as the first quarter of 2014, it will be the country’s first modern, commercial gold mine.


Argonaut exceeds expectations

Shares of Argonaut Gold (AR-T) jumped nearly 5% to $10.09 after the company reported production results for the fourth quarter and for all of 2012.


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