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.
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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…
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.
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…
WCB unveils multi-million ounce gold-silver deposit
VANCOUVER — Things look to be heating up for junior explorer WCB Resources (TSXV: WCB) on the small island of Misima, 630 km southeast of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. The company has laid low for nearly a year, but it seems to have…
PwC gold study charts new ground
A study on the direct economic impact of gold — commissioned by the World Gold Council — gathers, for the first time, all the evidence of the precious metal’s economic and fiscal contribution, author PricewaterhouseCoopers…
Sabina’s Back River PFS leans on open pits
VANCOUVER — It’s a humbler market environment for mine developers, and Vancouver-based Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB) looks to have taken that into account with a more modest prefeasibility study (PFS) of its Back River gold…
Endeavour Silver’s production rebounds
VANCOUVER — Mexico-focused producer Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) has benefitted from a bounceback in production over the past three months, as the company saw both its silver and gold output jump.
Pretium moves forward despite Strathcona’s exit
Shares of Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) plunged 30.5% on Oct. 9 after Strathcona Mineral Services withdrew from the high-grade Brucejack gold-silver project in northwestern B.C.
Bellhaven rolls out PEA results at La Mina
VANCOUVER — It has been a busy year for Colombia-focused junior Bellhaven Copper & Gold (TSXV: BHV; US-OTC: BHVCF) at its wholly controlled La Mina porphyry gold-copper project in the Middle Cauca volcanic-plutonic belt, 45 km…
Mt. Milligan produces first concentrate
VANCOUVER — Thompson Creek Metals’ (TSX: TCM; NYSE: TC) $1.5-billion investment is about to pay off: the Mount Milligan mine is now producing copper-gold concentrate.