Gold

There’s gold in those dumps

The Sleeper gold mine in Nevada operated as a high-grade open pit from 1986-1996 and according to operations reports by its then owner, Amax Gold, about 54 million tonnes of waste were cast off in waste dumps over the course of the mine life….


Where did Nevsun’s gold go?

At a time of record high gold prices Nevsun Resources (NSU-T) had the unfortunate task of announcing to the market that it has a lot less gold in its deposit than it originally believed.


Atna’s underground mine project has open-pit potential

Atna Resources (ATN-T, ATNAF-O) will start commercial underground mine production at its Pinson mine project near Winnemucca in the fourth quarter of this year, but in the meantime it’s also exploring the possibility of developing an open pit…


Panoramic launches hostile bid for Magma Metals

An unsolicited takeover bid for Magma Metals (MMW-V, MMW-A) by Australia’s Panoramic Resources (PAN-A) sent Magma’s shares in Toronto up 76.5% to close at 15¢ on Feb. 3, with nearly three million shares changing hands.  


Construction at Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold mine in northeast Ontario. Photo by Sam Crittenden

Detour secures funds to build mine

Detour Gold (DGC-T) is raising $240 million in equity to finish building its Detour Lake mine near Cochrane, Ont., in hopes of becoming “Canada’s largest gold mining operation,” states the company’s president and CEO, Gerald Panneton, in a…


Roundup highlights new discoveries in BC, Yukon and Alaska

With the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia celebrating its 100th anniversary at this year’s Mineral Exploration Roundup in Vancouver, it was only fitting that most of the projects highlighted in the Tuesday sessions had long…




Drillers at Calibre Mining and B2Gold's Primavera gold project in northeast Nicaragua. Photo by Calibre Mining

Calibre and B2Gold hit long gold intercepts in Nicaragua

Calibre Mining’s (CXB-V) share price jumped to 50¢ from 19¢ with 42.5 million shares traded over two days after it announced three long gold-copper intercepts from its Primavera prospect in northeastern Nicaragua. B2 Gold (BTO-T)…


Hudson River Minerals President and CEO Stephen Balch (left) and prospector Clifford Hicks trace quartz veins with a GPS for a distance of 450 metres at the Forge Lake gold project near Wawa, Ontario. The veins remain open along strike. Photo by Hudson River Minerals

Hudson River gains 189% on Wawa gold

Shares of Ontario-focused explorer Hudson River Minerals (HRM-V) surged on assays from its recent drill program at the Forge Lake gold property, near Wawa, Ont. 


Still lots to learn arounad Tasiast

With Kinross Gold’s (K-T, KGC-N) Tasiast gold project generating some negative headlines lately – to say nothing of the negative momentum of its share price – investors may be thinking that the shine is off Tasiast and gold mining in general…


Endeavour Mining's Nzema open-pit gold mine in southwest Ghana. Photo by Endeavour Mining

Endeavour Mining set to grow following merger

Having just completed a merger with Adamus Resources in December, Australia-based Endeavour Mining (EDV-T, EVR-A) now has two producing mines in West Africa and several advanced projects in the pipeline.


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