Avocet falters ahead of ramp-up
Avocet Mining (LSE: AVM; US-OTC: AVVGF) failed to impress the market with third-quarter production results from its Inata mine in Burkina Faso.
Gold
Integra wants to add its name to Val-d’Or lore
Integra Gold’s (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: KALRF) formula for getting through the current tough patch in the mining market is about as straightforward as it gets: the Vancouver-based company is driving its high-grade Lamaque gold project in…
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.
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,…
‘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…
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…
Thundermin and Rambler team up on Little Deer in Newfoundland
Thundermin Resources (TSX: THR) and Rambler Metals and Mining (TSXV: RAB; LSE-AIM: RMM) hope to bring Rambler’s expertise in bringing the past-producing Ming Ming copper-gold mine back into commercial production in northeastern…
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…
Edgewater hit by permitting delays
VANCOUVER — Regulatory approval has become murkier for Vancouver-based junior Edgewater Exploration (TSXV: EDW) at its Corcoesto gold project in Galicia, Spain.
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…
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…