Minera Alamos reels in Osisko Gold Royalties
Throughout his career, and as a founder of Castle Gold, Darren Koningen brought two profitable heap-leach gold mines into production on time and under budget: El Sastre in Guatemala and…
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Primero’s future uncertain after strike at San Dimas
VANCOUVER — Primero Mining’s (TSX: P) future hangs in the balance after 18 months of operational inefficiencies and labour-related work stoppages at its flagship San Dimas gold-silver operation, 125 km northeast…
Leagold off to strong start at Los Filos mine
Leagold Mining (TSXV: LMC) is navigating a six-month transition period at the Los Filos heap-leach gold mine in Mexico. The company acquired the asset from Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG)…
Goldcorp to pay $7.3M for stake in Colorado Resources
VANCOUVER — Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is finding a foothold in northwestern B.C.’s historic Golden Triangle region with a plan to inject $7.3 million into Colorado Resources (TSXV: CXO)…
Probe Metals identifies shallow discoveries
Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB; US-OTC: PROBF) has found shallow gold mineralization at its Val-d’Or East project in northern Quebec. The junior explorer reported to the market in August that expansion…
TMAC tackles gold recovery issues at Hope Bay
VANCOUVER — TMAC Resources (TSX: TMR; US-OTC: TMMFF) has slashed annual production estimates and suspended cost guidance at its wholly owned Hope Bay gold project in Nunavut due to “processing issues”…
Nevsun halves Bisha mine life, revises Timok study plans
Newly appointed CEO Peter Kukielski hasn’t wasted time putting his imprint on Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU). The Stanford University-educated civil engineer, who joined the company in May, is…
Site visit: Agnico declares commercial production at Goldex’s Deep 1 project
VAL-D’OR, QUEBEC — With the declaration of first commercial production from the Deep 1 project, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM: NYSE: AEM) has entered a new era in the life of…
Editorial: Terrorist attacks plague Burkina Faso
This week has been a particularly bloody one for sub-Saharan, West Africa mining nations, with major terrorist attacks on targets a day apart in Burkina Faso and Mali. In Burkina…
Asanko Gold revises guidance, shares tumble
Ten days after Asanko Gold (TSX: AKG; NYSE-MKT: AKG) said it was keeping its 2017 production guidance for its gold mine in Ghana at 230,000 to 240,000 oz. gold, the…
Killing of contractors casts pall over Continental’s Buritica
Over the last year, Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) has met a lot of goals in Colombia. It received the final environmental permit for its Buritica gold project last…
SolGold expands Alpala
VANCOUVER — SolGold (TSX: SOLG; USOTC: SLGGF; LON:SOLG) is building momentum at its 85%-owned Cascabel copper-gold project, 180 km north of Ecuador’s capital Quito. The company expects to ramp up from…