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Project geologist Joe Currie and Kaminak Gold president and CEO Eira Thomas stand beside a Supremo zone trench at the Coffee gold project in western Yukon, 130 km south of Dawson City. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Kaminak’s Coffee takes shape

DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Three years ago, the first hole drilled into Kaminak Gold’s (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) Coffee project returned 17.1 grams gold per tonne over 15 metres. Two months later a slew of solid drill results had defined…


Polyus hit by lower gold prices

Even the Russians are feeling the bite of a bitter gold market. The country’s biggest gold producer Polyus Gold (LSE: POLG; US-OTC: OPYGY) reported that revenues were off 9% for the quarter, compared to the same period last year.


Drillers at Unigold's Neita gold property in the Dominican Republic. Credit: Unigold

Neita looks good for Unigold

Unigold (TSXV: UGD; US-OTC: UGDIF) may have more on its hands with its Neita property in the Dominican Republic than first believed.


A group of investors, brokers and analysts tour the main zone at Nemaska Lithium's Whabouchi lithium project, located 300 km northwest of Chibougamau, Quebec. Credit: Nemaska Lithium.

Nemaska has a patented edge at Whabouchi

Nemaska Lithium’s (TSXV: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF) Whabouchi deposit has always had the grade, but now it’s looking to marry nature’s gift with a patented extraction process that could offer a market advantage.


Staff in the core shack at Dalradian Resources' Curraghinalt gold project in Northern Ireland. Credit: Dalradian Resources

Dalradian seeks to optimize Curraghinalt

Metallurgical test work at the small but high-grade Curraghinalt gold deposit in Northern Ireland suggests that Dalradian Resources (TSX: DNA) can achieve higher recoveries using a sequential gravity flotation circuit rather than whole-ore…


Drilling equipment at Barrick's Pascua-Lama gold-silver project. Credit: Barrick Gold.

Barrick shelves Pascua-Lama

Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) has suspended construction at its controversial Pascua-Lama gold-silver project in Argentina and Chile, citing lower metal prices and regulatory and legal uncertainties.




The road leading to Renard diamond project

Renard ready to build

For diamond junior Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY), going it alone at its Renard development project in Quebec has come with its challenges. Having to contend with terrible equity markets while…


Pangolin explores Botswana

Botswana is the jurisdiction of choice for Pangolin Diamonds (TSXV: PAN) founder and chairman Leon Daniels. “Botswana is a great country — the geology is very good,” Daniels said in…


De Beers eyes Victor expansion

De Beers Canada is studying an expansion of its Victor diamond mine in northern Ontario. A second open pit at the operation, 6.5 km northwest of the current pit, would…


Peregrine Diamonds' Chidliak project in Nunavut.

De Beers walks away from Peregrine’s Chidliak

Peregrine Diamonds (PGD-T) announced in October that diamond giant De Beers has decided not to exercise an option to earn 50.1% of the Chidliak diamond project, in Nunavut. De Beers…


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