The New Prosperity battle begins again
WILLIAMS LAKE, BC — Two very different scenes played out on opposite sides of the building hosting the public hearing on the proposed New Prosperity mine in the hours before the hearing got started.
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Lake Shore Q2 earnings meet expectations
Highly anticipated second-quarter results are in, and Lake Shore Gold (TSX: LSG; NYSE-Arca: LSG) delivered.
Golden Star improves gold sales
Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE-Arca: GSS) tipped its hand on second-quarter gold sales, and the results look good.
A fitting tribute
Mining consultancy Watts, Griffis and McOuat (WGM) hosted its fifth annual Golf for Gold charity golf tournament on July 26 at The Club at Bond Head, north of Toronto.
Baomahun closer to reality for Amara
Amara Mining’s (TSX: AMZ; LSE: AMA) Baomahun project in Sierra Leone has moved one step closer to realization.
Gabriel remains hopeful at Rosia Montana
Gabriel Resources (TSX: GBU; US-OTC) may see a positive development at its delayed Rosia Montana gold-silver deposit in west-central Romania, as the government recently highlighted the asset in its new plan to attract foreign investment,…
Timmins Gold adjusts to lower metal prices
VANCOUVER — Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-Arca: TGD) is striving for operational stability at its San Francisco open-pit gold mine in Sonora state, Mexico. The company announced cost-saving measures in April 2012 and has shown consistent…
Agnico pursues growth amid capital cuts
Despite the weaker gold price, slumping profits and spending cuts, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) says it’s on track to grow its gold production to 1.2 million oz. by 2015.
Goldcorp posts US$1.9B net loss in Q2
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG), the largest gold miner by market value, showed it’s not immune to the falling gold price.
Letter to the editor: Land title issue overblown
Your recent articles on the New Prosperity project contain some significant errors concerning aboriginal rights and title and their potential effect on the federal review panel process.
Iamgold completes maiden resource for Boto
The geological setting of Iamgold’s (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) Boto gold project in eastern Senegal along the West African nation’s border with Mali is underlain by Birimian-aged meta-sedimentary, volcanic and intrusive rocks that the…
Newmont Mining swings to a loss
A combination of lower gold and copper prices along with stockpiles and ore on leach pads contributed to a net loss attributable to shareholders of US$2 billion or US$4.06 per share, compared to a net profit of US$279 million, or US$0.56 per…