Copper

Machines move material in the pit at Primero Mining's Black Fox gold mine in Timmins, Ontario.  Credit: Primero Mining

Primero aims to turn around Black Fox

Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) is adopting the turnaround strategy it used at its San Dimas underground gold–silver mine in Mexico to its recently acquired Black Fox gold mine near Timmins, Ont., where it aims for another success…


Ecuador Gold boosts resource at Santa Barbara ahead of PEA

VANCOUVER — Development potential is coming into focus for Toronto-based explorer Ecuador Gold and Copper (TSXV: EGX) at its flagship Santa Barbara gold–copper porphyry deposit along the Zamora belt in southeastern Ecuador. On March…


A haul truck at Capstone Mining's Pinto Valley copper-moly-silver mine in Arizona. Credit: Capstone Mining

Capstone more than doubles Pinto Valley mine life

VANCOUVER — Six months after buying the Pinto Valley mine, Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) has shown that the copper–molybdenum–silver mine can be operated for at least eight extra years and produce a billion more…



A drill site at Ivanhoe Mines' Platreef PGM project, 280 km northeast of Johannesburg, South Africa. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe unveils Platreef PEA as drills hit Ga-Madiba

VANCOUVER — Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) is sitting on an impressive platinum group metals (PGM) resource at its Platreef property, situated 280 km northeast of Johannesburg, South Africa,. And the…


Fieldworkers at Wallbridge Mining's Broken Hammer copper-PGM project in Sudbury, Ontario. Credit: Wallbridge Mining

Wallbridge to put Broken Hammer into production

Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM; US-OTC: WLBMF) is building an open-pit mine in April at its Broken Hammer copper–platinum group metal project in Sudbury, Ont., and says production should start in June. Total capex is $1 million.




A drill rig at NovaCopper's Bornite copper project in northwestern Alaska. Credit: NovaCopper

NovaCopper boosts resources at Bornite

VANCOUVER — Explorer NovaCopper (TSX: NCQ, NYSE-MKT: NCQ) has reason to be pleased with results of a busy 2013 field season at its Bornite copper deposit in northwestern Alaska’s Ambler mining district.


Enexco's flagship project is the Contact copper project in northern Nevada. It also holds a 20% interest inDenison Mines' (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) Bachman Lake uranium project in the Athabasca basin.Credit: Cameco

Enexco jumps on uranium hit at Mann Lake

International Enexco (TSXV: IEC) saw its shares climb 23% after announcing the thickest and highest grade hit yet from its 30%-held Mann Lake uranium property in Saskatchewan’s prolific Athabasca basin.  


Altan Nevada Minerals' North Star gold project in Nevada. Credit: Altan Nevada Minerals

Altan CEO gets creative to finance greenfield exploration

VANCOUVER — It has been a lean two years for mineral explorers, and Evan Jones has seen just how tough capital markets have been on juniors, having guided sister companies Altan Rio Minerals (TSXV: AMO) and Altan Nevada Minerals (TSXV:…


The mill at First Majestic Silver's La Guitarra project, which it acquired from Silvermex Resources in 2012.

PDAC: What turns a discovery into a mine?

Less than half of the discoveries made since 1950 have turned into mines so far, Richard Schodde, managing director of Melbourne-based MinEx Consulting, said at the recent Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s annual…


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