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The breach of the tailings dam at Imperial Metals' Mount Polley copper-gold mine in B.C.'s Cariboo region. Credit: screenshot from Cariboo Regional District video.

Complete tailings dam failure at Imperial’s Mount Polley

Shares of Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) dropped 40% after a dam for the tailings pond at its Mount Polley gold–copper mine in B.C.’s Cariboo region failed, spilling millions of cubic metres of waste water and suspended…


A portal at Ascot Resources' past-producing Premier gold-silver project in northwest British Columbia. Credit:  Ascot Resources

Ascot shows old Premier mine has more gold to give

VANCOUVER — Sometimes the best way to find new mineralization is not to look beside an old mine, but to drill right through it. At least that is what the latest drill results from Ascot Resources’ (TSXV: AOT) Premier…



Calibre Mining president and CEO Greg Smith (right) at the Montes de Oro zone at the Siuna project in Nicaragua. Credit: Calibre Mining

Calibre Mining a golden bet in Nicaragua

VANCOUVER — Junior Calibre Mining (TSXV: CXB; US-OTC: CXBMF) appears well positioned to benefit from a trio of promising regional gold assets in Nicaragua.



The view from Panoro Minerals' Cotabambas copper project in Peru, 50 km southwest of Cuzco. Credit: Panoro Minerals

Panoro could get snapped up, Laurentian says

Panoro Minerals (TSXV: PML; US-OTC: POROF) has completed a $5.8-million equity financing of 13.8 million shares at 42¢ underwritten by Laurentian Bank Securities and National Bank Financial. The money will help further exploration work at…



Construction at the Pimenton mine in Chile. In the second quarter of 2014, Pimenton produced 2,643 ounces of gold, up from 2,558 ounces of gold in the first quarter of the year, while cash costs fell from US$919 per oz. to US$778 per oz. Credit: Cerro Grande Mining

Cerro Grande cuts costs at Pimenton

At the end of January, the Toronto Stock Exchange launched a delisting review of Cerro Grande Mining (TSX: CEG; US-OTC: CEGMF) to determine whether the junior could keep a $2-million market value for 30 straight trading days.


London Silver Fix sees revamp

CME Group and Thomson Reuters have been chosen to deliver a new silver price mechanism to replace the London Silver Fix — a system that has been in place for over a century to set the daily benchmark price for silver.



Aura welcomes Agnico as partner in Nunavut

Shares in little known junior explorer Aura Silver Resources (TSXV: AUU; US-OTC: AUSVF) have been on the rise since Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX:AEM; NYSE:AEM) agreed to option into its 100%-owned Greyhound gold-silver project in Nunavut.



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