Pretium sees greater high-grade potential at Brucejack
Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) has added almost 9 million oz. gold to its high-grade Brucejack resource without any extra information.
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Ivanhoe Australia eyes Mount Elliott’s riches
Ivanhoe Australia’s (IVA-T, IVA-A) acquisition in September 2010 of the Osborne copper-gold processing complex in northwestern Queensland will help transform the company into a significant base metal producer, and much of its mill feed is…
Rio Novo Gold moves Almas forward
Rio Novo Gold (RN-T) expects to complete a definitive feasibility study on its fully owned Almas gold project in Brazil’s Tocantins state by September, and if all goes according to plan, initial production could start by July 2013.
Marathon beats chest at Golden Chest
After releasing a maiden resource estimate last month for its 50%-owned Golden Chest gold mine project in Idaho, Marathon Gold (MOZ-T) is back in the news with drill results that the junior explorer describes as a “very encouraging…
Richmont drops on Wasamac’s PEA
Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) saw it shares tumble after publishing a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Wasamac gold project in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.
Avion posts record March production despite Mali’s coup d’tat
An end to a coup d’état in Mali, West Africa, and strong first-quarter production numbers boosted Avion Gold’s (AVR-T) shares 9%, or 8¢, from a six-month low of 86¢ during the April 9 trading session.
Agnico-Eagle gets the shine back
Once a company achieves upper-mid-tier status, as Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T) has, it is faced with a different set of problems.
Nunavut explorers off to good start for 2012
VANCOUVER — Nunavut has been a tough place for gold companies of late, what with Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) shelving its Hope Bay project and Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) being forced to cut years off its Meadowbank mine in the…
Gold Standard strikes again at Railroad
VANCOUVER — It looks like Gold Standard Ventures (GV-V) has done it again. The company’s shares jumped 51% or 91¢ on April 26 following the release of new results from the North Bullion zone at its Railroad gold property…
Coeur d’Alene gets a handle on Kensington
Opening up a new mine is seldom an even process.
Belo Sun Mining raises estimate on Volta
It’s been a busy few days for Belo Sun Mining (BSX-T). On Monday the Toronto-based junior adopted a shareholder rights plan, followed on Wednesday with an updated resource estimate for the two deposits in Brazil that make up its flagship…
La Ronge district regaining some of its old shine
VANCOUVER — In the 1980s Saskatchewan’s La Ronge gold belt was booming, with between 60 and 80 companies exploring on the ground and several hundred thousand ounces being pulled out of the ground. But a tough market and mixed…