Yukon exploration slow but steady in 2012
VANCOUVER — Depressed equity markets, a cool spring that kept snow on the ground and floods in June that washed out major roads meant 2012 was much quieter in the Yukon than it was in 2011.
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Gold, copper remain Alaska’s best undeveloped assets
VANCOUVER — Alaska did not see new mines commissioned or built in 2012, but an overview of the state’s year in mining and exploration from Avalon Development president Curt Freeman at Roundup 2013 in Vancouver showed that mining and…
Constantine finds perfect partner for Palmer
VANCOUVER – For the last few years, the Palmer project in Alaska almost had it all: a high-grade polymetallic deposit with thick, continuous zones that could be mined using short lateral drifts to deposit ore beside a highway running to a…
Pan American to produce more silver, gold in 2013
Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) had a strong year in 2012, helped by record silver and gold output in the fourth quarter, and it’s forecasting 2013 will be another “record setting-production year.”
Copper Mountain: reasons for optimism
Copper Mountain Mining (CUM –T) missed its production guidance, but the market looks to have been unfazed by the news.
Volta adds copper porphry to the Burkina Faso mix
Toronto-based explorer Volta Resources (VTR-T) has been adding quite a bit of copper to its already strong gold assets in Burkina Faso.
Atico makes the grade in Colombia
Atico Mining (ATY-V) has been gathering market momentum the good old-fashioned way: by releasing some stellar drill results.
Roundup 2013: British Columbia gets it right with Geoscience BC
VANCOUVER — One of the main focuses for the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) and its annual Mineral Exploration Roundup is a continued support for public geoscience.
Atico makes the grade in Colombia
Atico Mining (ATY-V) gathered market momentum the good old fashion way: by releasing some stellar drill results.
Eritrean trials and tribulations for Nevsun
Doing business in East Africa comes with its challenges, but Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) has a robust outlook for its Bisha mine in Eritrea despite dealing with matters that miners closer to home would never encounter.
Western Copper jumps on Casino feasibility study
For resource companies, it can be hard to keep investors interested during the lull between discovery and development. During those years the story shifts from exciting exploration results to endless studies of metallurgy, hydrography, power…
Countdown to production at Mount Milligan
The mine that Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is building in central B.C. will be a novel operation in many ways.