Colorado Resources’ shares septuple on BC porphyry hit
VANCOUVER — When the first hole ever drilled at a property returns 333 metres grading 0.51% copper and 0.67 gram gold per tonne from surface, resource investors sit up and take notice.
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Yamana’s Q1 profits plunge as costs rise
Despite producing more gold than a year ago, Toronto-based Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) wasn’t able to buck the trend of miners posting shrinking first-quarter profits amidst dipping metal prices. Profit for the first quarter of…
Aldridge de-risks Yenipazar in Turkey
A nation at the crossroads of Europe and Asia measuring about 800 by 1,600 km is punching above its weight as an emerging mining jurisdiction, with operating mines owned by Inmet Mining (IMN-T), Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) and Alacer Gold…
Capstone buys BHP’s Pinto Valley
VANCOUVER — Most of the world’s mining majors are selling non-core assets so that they can optimize key operations, shore up earnings and cut back capital outlays. The shift follows a few years of overspending spurred by commodity…
Bellhaven expands Colombian footprint
Large-tonnage, low-grade deposits may not be the flavour of the month, but Bellhaven Copper & Gold (BHV-V) is in a good position for whenever investors resume their love affair with big gold deposits.
Hudbay builds on its Manitoba legacy
VANCOUVER — Canadian base metal producer Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T, HBM-N) laid a foundation for success on the Flin Flon greenstone belt in northern Manitoba roughly 85 years ago. During that time the company has developed 26 mines in the…
Capstone buys Pinto Valley mine from BHP
VANCOUVER – Most of the world’s mining majors are selling non-core assets to focus on optimizing key operations, shoring up earnings, and cutting back capital outlays. The shift follows a few years of overspending spurred by commodity…
TSX moves up, Apr. 22-26
The S&P/TSX Composite Index managed to hold on to its earlier gains during the April 22–26 trading week, edging up 155 points to 12,220.20. The index fell after the U.S. government reported slower than expected growth in the…
Homestake releases final resource as Agnico-Eagle takes over
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based junior Homestake Resource (HSR-V) is turning the page on nine years of exploration at its Homestake Ridge gold-silver property on the Iskut-Stewart-Kitsault belt 32 km northwest of Alice Arm, B.C. A final…
DRC bans export of cobalt and copper concentrate
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is grabbing headlines again in a way that many investors would prefer that it didn’t.
Hudbay continues to build on Manitoba legacy
VANCOUVER — Canadian base metal producer Hudbay Minerals (HBM-T) laid a foundation for success on the Flin Flon greenstone belt in northern Manitoba roughly 85 years ago. During that time the company has developed 26 mines in the region…
Lumina’s Taca Taca shows robust economics
A preliminary economic assessment of Lumina Copper’s (LCC-V) enormous Taca Taca project, among the world’s top-tier undeveloped copper deposits, demonstrates a US$2.1-billion after-tax net present value and a 17.2% after-tax…