Coeur’s revamp
Idaho-based silver producer Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) is charting a new course to thrive in the changing and turbulent market by optimizing assets and trimming costs, while still keeping an eye out for growth.
Gold
Pueblo Viejo partners to give DR gov’t more money, and sooner
VANCOUVER — After putting four years and $3.7 billion into developing a massive gold mine that is expected to produce 1 million oz. gold annually during the first five years of its 25-year lifespan, it’s little surprise that the…
Centamin comments on advisory report ahead of appeal hearing
Centamin (CEE-T, CEY-L) fell 18% after it updated the market on its legal troubles surrounding its Sukari gold mine in Egypt’s Eastern Desert.
Thompson Creek sees its future in copper and gold
Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is a go-to name in the molybdenum space, largely thanks to its namesake mine, which is the fourth-largest moly mine in the world.
Pretium continues to roll
Finding a success story on the junior gold mining circuit is tough work these days. But since mid-April, Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) has been on a hot streak.
Primero Q1 earnings beat the Street
Primero Mining’s (P-T, PPP-N) first-quarter adjusted net earnings of US$9.4 million, or US10¢ per share, came in lower than the adjusted profit of US21¢ per share a year ago, but beat the street expectations of US6¢ per…
Argonaut unveils Veta Madre resource at La Colorada
The La Colorada deposit in Sonora Mexico has come a long way since Jesuit missionaries first staked the ground and mined the Minas Prietas zone in the mid-1700s. From 1860 to 1914 the deposit was mined from underground (production was shut…
First Majestic to join top-tier silver miners
First Majestic Silver (FR-T, AG-N) is eyeing senior producer status as it expands Del Toro — its fifth silver mine in Mexico — and improves operations at its four other mines in the country to drive its annual silver production…
African Barrick rights the ship
African Barrick Gold (ABG-L) has endured its fair share of criticism over the last few years. There have been misses on production targets and social unrest around its assets in Tanzania. Then there was a failed takeover bid from a…
Healthy operating cash flow in Q1, Barrick says
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has reported operating cash flow in the first quarter of 2013 at US$1.1 billion, down from US$1.4 billion in the first quarter of 2012, while net earnings totalled US$847 million, or US85¢ per share, down from…
Colorado Resources’ shares septuple on BC porphyry hit
VANCOUVER — When the first hole ever drilled at a property returns 333 metres grading 0.51% copper and 0.67 gram gold per tonne from surface, resource investors sit up and take notice.
Yamana’s Q1 profits plunge as costs rise
Despite producing more gold than a year ago, Toronto-based Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-N) wasn’t able to buck the trend of miners posting shrinking first-quarter profits amidst dipping metal prices. Profit for the first quarter of…