Gold

A man studies drill core at Solvista Gold's Caramanta project in Colombia. Source: Solvista Gold

Solvista rises on long gold-copper intercept at Caramanta

VANCOUVER — The intercept returned a great set of numbers: 457 metres averaging 1.01 grams gold per tonne, 0.21% copper and 2.3 grams silver per tonne, starting at surface. For the team at Solvista Gold (SVV-V), however, the real buzz…




Nevsun optimistic about new zone near Bisha

VANCOUVER — Drills probing the Northwest zone, a satellite zone 1.2 km from Nevsun Resources’ (NSU-T, NSU-N) operating Bisha gold mine in Eritrea, are finding high-grade gold, copper and zinc — just not all in the same place.


Centerra hits another roadblock at Kumtor

A swarm of protestors have blocked the only road leading to Centerra Gold’s (CG-T) Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan in a move to pressure the government to cancel the 2009 Kumtor agreement it signed with the miner.



UPDATE2: Grasberg tunnel collapse kills 28

Twenty-eight workers have died at Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) Grasberg mining complex in Indonesia after the roof of an underground training facility collapsed on May 14. Ten others have been rescued.


Exploration ramp development at Goldcorp's lonore gold project in Quebec. Source: Goldcorp

Goldcorp’s earnings squeezed

Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) may have surpassed its long-time rival Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) in terms of market capitalization, but that doesn’t mean the company has been insulated from the same bear market that has felled other…



Centerra Gold's Kumtor gold mine in the Kyrgyzstan. Source: Centerra Gold

Centerra’s shares jump on unexpectedly strong Q1

VANCOUVER — There are quite a few moving pieces at Toronto-based Centerra Gold’s (CG-T) flagship Kumtor gold mine in Kyrgyzstan. But despite some uncertainty, the company was able to register a strong first quarter that includes…


A drill rig in the a distance at Coro Mining's Berta copper project in Chile. Source: Coro Mining

Juniors like Coro face tough choices

Difficult markets and strained balance sheets are dogging junior mining companies across the industry, forcing them to make some hard decisions about how to manage their assets.  


Mills spin at Fortuna Silver Mines' Caylloma silver-gold-zinc-lead mine in southern Peru. Source: Fortuna Silver

Drilling returns more silver and gold at Fortuna’s mines

VANCOUVER — Gold and silver prices struggled in April, which meant most precious metal producers saw their share prices slide. For Fortuna Silver Mines (FVI-T, FSM-N), however, a slumping share price belies strong financials and promising…


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