Gold

TSX closes higher, Feb. 23-27

Canada’s main stock index climbed as mining stocks rose on the back of higher commodity prices ahead of the annual Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention in Toronto. The four-day event started on March 1 and should…


Drillers at Pinecrest Resources' Enchi gold project in southwestern Ghana. Credit: Pinecrest Resouces

Pinecrest builds momentum at Enchi with maiden PEA

VANCOUVER — It’s early days for junior Pinecrest Resources (TSXV: PCR) at its Enchi gold asset in southwestern Ghana, West Africa, but the company is off to a promising start. Pinecrest has just released a preliminary economic…



Loading rock into a haul truck at Mandalay Resources' Bjorkdal gold mine in northern Sweden. Credit: Mandalay Resources

Mandalay shines in tough markets

It’s no surprise analysts have been praising Mandalay Resources (TSX: MND; US-OTC: MNDJF) for meeting its production guidance and paying dividends, which many competing juniors are struggling to do in the bleak commodity price environment.



Loading a container with copper concentrate at Nevsun's Bisha copper-gold mine in Eritrea. Credit: Nevsun

Nevsun CEO sees next Flin Flon in Eritrea

VANCOUVER — It’s pretty evident to industry observers that producer Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU) is sitting on a veritable cash generator at its Bisha copper-gold operation, 150 km west of Asmara, Eritrea. The company…


U.S. equities gain, Feb. 16-20

U.S. stocks rose after the Greek government secured a four-month extension to its debt bailout package, pushing the S&P 500 Index up 0.7% to close at 2,110.30, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.6% to 18,140.44, its highest…



Equipment in the pit at Kinross Gold's Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania. Credit:  Kinross Gold

Kinross defers Tasiast mill expansion

Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has put its US$1.6-billion Tasiast mill expansion project on hold to keep its balance sheet intact in the current low gold price environment, with at least one analyst thinking the firm is considering other…


Drillers at Guerrero Ventures'Biricu gold property in southwestern Mexico's Guerrero Gold Belt. Credit: Guerrero Ventures

Guerrero on the discovery trail at Biricu

VANCOUVER — It’s early days for explorer Guerrero Ventures (TSXV: GV; US-OTC: GVXNF) at its 410 sq. km Biricu property in the emerging Guerrero Gold Belt (GGB) of southwestern Mexico, but the company has strong technical pedigree…


The mill at Primero Mining's Black Fox gold mine near Timmins, Ontario. Credit: Primero Mining

Primero eyes more production, lower costs in 2015

Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) forecasts better prospects in 2015 after a troublesome 2014, when it recorded an 89% drop in adjusted profit, despite meeting its full-year production guidance.


Yamana Gold's Cerro Moro gold-silver project in Santa Cruz, Argentina. Credit: Yamana Gold

Yamana aims to apply ‘lessons learned’ at Cerro Moro

VANCOUVER — It’s become relatively rare to see intermediate gold producers commit capital to new developments, but Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) is bucking the trend at its Cerro Moro low-sulphidation epithermal deposit in Santa…


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