AuRico impresses with solid production numbers
AuRico Gold (TSX: AUG; NYSE: AUQ) couldn’t wait to show the market its production results.
Gold
Goldcorp suspends ops at Los Filos as negotiations break down
VANCOUVER — One of the trickier elements for mining companies in Mexico involves negotiations over land use with communities that fall under Mexico’s National Agrarian Registry ejido system, and even large-scale miners like Goldcorp…
Lake Shore rises on strong Q1 production
Shares in Lake Shore Gold (TSX: LSG; NYSE-MKT: LSG) rose after the Timmins, Ont.-focused gold firm posted another strong quarter after its Bell Creek mill expansion late last year.
Source finds more gold at Las Minas in Mexico
VANCOUVER — A small drill program has returned a big result for Source Exploration (TSXV: SOP), in the form of a lengthy, well-mineralized intercept from its Las Minas gold–silver–copper project in east–central Mexico.
Eldorado’s Certej could be ‘platform’ into Eastern Europe
VANCOUVER — On April 7 producer Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) unveiled an updated prefeasibility study (PFS) on its 80%-owned Certej gold–silver project in the Apuseni Mountains in western Romania. And though Eldorado…
Allied Nevada hits the comeback trail
Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) has been one of the more challenged operators in the gold sector in recent years, but its latest production results show a company on the comeback trail.
Copper Mountain up 11% on record Q1 production
Vancouver-based Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CUM) saw its shares climb after revealing record first-quarter copper production at its 75%-held Copper Mountain mine near Princeton, B.C.
Perseus puts out fireat Edikan in Ghana
A fire has put operations on hold at Perseus Mining’s (TSX: PRU; US-OTC: PMNXF) Edikan processing gold plant in Ghana, but the company says things are under control.
Copper One picks up Troilus from First Quantum
VANCOUVER — Stan Bharti and his merchant banking team at Toronto-based Forbes & Manhattan appear to be on the lookout for past-producing copper assets. Roughly six months after grabbing a major share position in junior Kombat…
Chinese consortium buys Las Bambas
A Chinese consortium led by MMG, an arm of state-owned China Minmetals Group, is buying Glencore Xstrata’s (LSE: GLEN) enormous Las Bambas copper project in Peru for US$5.85 billion in cash.
Agnico Eagle joins Yamana in battle for Osisko
The fight for Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF) has heated up, with Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) entering the ring with Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) to launch a joint friendly takeover bid to beat Goldcorp’s…
Impressive production from Hochschild
Hochschild Mining (LON: HOC) is dealing with weaker commodity prices the old fashion way: offset lower sales prices with more production.