Gold

Kinross' Dvoinoye  gold project in Russia's Chukotka region. Source: Kinross Gold

Kinross delivers Dvoinoye on budget, amidst job cuts

VANCOUVER — News is mixed for shareholders of Toronto-based producer Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), as the company pushes expansion plans while grappling with cost-cutting measures prompted by asset writedowns and weaker gold prices.


A drill rig at Lydian's  Amulsar gold mine in Armenia. Source: Lydian International

Lydian rebounds on heap leach approval

VANCOUVER — Shares in  Lydian International (TSX: LYD) surged 25% on news that the Armenian government had  approved a new location for the heap-leach facility at the compnany’s proposed Amulsar gold mine in the country,…


Drilling at Ivanhoe's Platreef project in South Africa. Source: Ivanhoe Mines

‘Unprecedented’ hit at Flatreef PGM deposit

A 90-metre intersection of 4.51 grams per tonne of platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold — plus 0.37% nickel and 0.20% copper — at Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) Flatreef deposit in South Africa has reignited talk of…


Sabina Gold & Silver 100%-owned Back River project in Nunavut. Source: Sabina Gold & Silver

Drilling at Back River lifts Sabina

Shares of Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB) were up 7% in mid-day trading in Toronto after the Nunavut-focused junior released more infill drill results from the Umwelt deposit, part of its 100%-owned Back River project.


Fortuna releases maiden resource at Trinidad North

VANCOUVER — Shares of Mexico-focused producer Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) received a boost following news of a successful drill program at the company’s San Jose silver-gold mine in Oaxaca State, Mexico. On Oct. 17 Fortuna…



Columbus cuts near-surface gold at Eastside

VANCOUVER — Shares of Nevada-focused explorer Columbus Gold (TSXV: CGT) were on the rise following the release of promising near-surface drill assays from its Eastside gold asset located 40 km due west of Tonopah, Nevada. The company’s…



Defiance Silver CEO Bruce Winfield (left) and vice-president of exploration Richard Tschauder in front of the surface trace of the Veta Grande vein at the San Acacio silver project in Mexico's Zacatecas state. Photo by Salma Tarikh.

Defiance Silver takes steady steps at San Acacio

ZACATECAS, MEXICO — Defiance Silver (TSXV: DEF; US-OTC: DNCVF) is determined to beat the odds and secure the funds it needs to bring the San Acacio project — containing the past-producing San Acacio silver mine and the Santa…


At the entrance to the historic Lower Deer Trail gold mine in Utah, from left: lead miner Shane Morrison, chairman Arthur Brown, president Michael Callahan, vice-president of exploration Eric Saderholm, CEO Warwick Smith and investor relations representative Erin Ostrom. Photo by Adrian Pocobelli.

Western Pacific bets on the Deer Trail mine

MARYSVALE, UTAH — Vancouver-based exploration company Western Pacific Resources (TSXV: WRP) is adding a new project to its portfolio with the acquisition of the Deer Trail mine, a polymetallic project with silver, gold, zinc, lead and…


Silver Wheaton made a deal with HudBay Mineral in 2012 to help fund its Constancia project in Peru. Source: HudBay Minerals

Silver Wheaton thrives during tough times

After pretty much inventing the precious-metal-stream business back in 2004, Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has noticed the landscape getting more crowded.


Workers at a drill site in a historic pit at Castle Mountain Mining's namesake gold project in San Bernardino County, California, 90 km south of Las Vegas. Source: Castle Mountain Mining

Castle Mountain in Cali: Old mine, new story

The Castle Mountain heap leach gold mine in San Bernardino County in southern California produced 1.24 million ounces of gold between 1991 and 2001, when mining was suspended due to low gold prices. Now a management team and board…


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