Pershing Gold’s Relief Canyon nears production
Pershing Gold (NASDAQ: PGLC) is closer to turning the past-producing Relief Canyon heap-leach gold mine in Nevada into one of the newest producers in the Silver state. “This is not an…
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OceanaGold Macquarie’s top intermediate producer
In the first week of March, Macquarie Securities analyst Michael Gray visited OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC) Haile gold project in South Carolina, which the company added to its portfolio last year…
Kinross aims to move Tasiast from liability to ‘world-class’
VANCOUVER — It’s not particularly hyperbolic to label Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) experience with the Tasiast gold operation in northwestern Mauritania, West Africa, a total disaster. The company has…
AuRico CEO talks Kemess strategy, royalties
VANCOUVER — With this year’s uptick in gold prices, AuRico Metals (TSX: AMI; US-OTC: ARCTF) is in a better position with its royalty portfolio, which includes five operating mines and redevelopment…
Metanor takes aim at Moroy in Quebec
VANCOUVER — Metanor Resources (TSXV: MTO) is stepping up work at its new Moroy gold discovery 1 km south of its producing Bachelor Lake gold mine in Quebec’s Val-d’Or district…
RTG completes feasibility on Mabilo in the Philippines
RTG Mining (TSX: RTG; ASX: RTG) has a good track record in the Philippines. The junior is led by the previous management team of CGA Mining, which developed the Masbate…
TSX Venture edges down, March 21-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index peaked at 585.59 points over the holiday-shortened trading period before falling to a 580.02-point close, or a 0.8-point loss, as commodities retreat on speculation of…
US equities tumble, March 21–24
U.S. indexes snapped five weeks of gains after terrorist attacks in Brussels, which left 35 dead and hundreds injured, shook global markets. The S&P 500 Index fell 0.7% to 2,035.94…
Canada’s benchmark index slips, March 21-24
A terrorist attack at the airport and a subway station in Brussels that left 35 people dead just before the Easter holiday chilled global markets. The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed…
Red Cloud revitalizes mining investment
In early March, Red Cloud Klondike Strike unveiled a regulated investment platform for mining companies to raise financings by accessing a larger pool of investors. So far, the Red Cloud…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 5: The long weekend edition
Lesley Stokes and Matt Keevil head into the long weekend with discussions on CanAlaska Uranium‘s (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) recent moves in the Athabasca Basin, Metanor Resources (TSXV: MTO; US-OTC:…
Eldorado CEO sees more ‘constructive relationship’ in Greece
VANCOUVER — Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) has been at loggerheads with the Greek government over permits, and the firm’s sociopolitical troubles in the country were a major contributor to a…