Alamos posts solid Q3 results
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) had a relatively good run in the third-quarter, with adjusted earnings of US$9.2 million, or US7¢ per share — in line with analysts’ expectations.
Silver
SilverCrest CEO digs into La Joya PEA
SPOKANE, WA — When it comes to positive stories about juniors transitioning to producers over the past few years, not many stand out like Vancouver-based SilverCrest Mines (TSXV: SVL; NYSE-MKT: SVLC) and its staged build-out at the Santa…
Capstone’s Minto keeps on growing
MINTO LANDING, YUKON — When the Minto mine started up in 2007 it was an open-pit copper-gold-silver operation with a projected four-year mine life and a 1,600-tonne-per-day throughput. But Sherwood Copper knew the potential at Minto was…
Brixton poised to solve geological puzzle at Thorn
ATLIN, B.C. — It’s been a tough time for juniors trying to fund grassroots exploration, but it helps when high-profile investors take notice and decide to support a project. And that’s been the case for…
Barrick shelves Pascua-Lama
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) has suspended construction at its controversial Pascua-Lama gold-silver project in Argentina and Chile, citing lower metal prices and regulatory and legal uncertainties.
Silver Wheaton buys half of Constancia’s gold output
Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has inked a second offtake agreement on Hudbay Mineral’s (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) Constancia polymetallic project in southern Peru: this time for its gold output.
Northern Vertex mines Moss
BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA — Sometimes an old project just needs a new perspective. For the Moss gold-silver mine project in northwestern Arizona, that new perspective arrived two and a half years ago when Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE)…
Agnico gears up La India for production
SONORA, MEXICO — Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) gets things done quickly: it’s on the cusp of producing gold from its La India mine in northern Mexico, less than two years after acquiring it from Grayd Resource.
Adapt, survive, Excellon style
Surviving tough times in the mining cycle requires adaptability, and if an investor is looking for an example, they need not look further than Excellon Resources (TSX: EXN; US-OTC: EXLLF).
Fortuna releases maiden resource at Trinidad North
VANCOUVER — Shares of Mexico-focused producer Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) received a boost following news of a successful drill program at the company’s San Jose silver-gold mine in Oaxaca State, Mexico. On Oct. 17 Fortuna…
Columbus cuts near-surface gold at Eastside
VANCOUVER — Shares of Nevada-focused explorer Columbus Gold (TSXV: CGT) were on the rise following the release of promising near-surface drill assays from its Eastside gold asset located 40 km due west of Tonopah, Nevada. The company’s…
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…