Alamos on verge of derailing Hecla bid as battle for Aurizon builds
VANCOUVER — The battle for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) is getting nasty.
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Firestone eyes quick start-up in Guatemala
VANCOUVER — There’s only five years of defined resources at Torlon Hill, but a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the zinc-lead-silver project in Guatemala suggests that owner Firestone Ventures (FV-V) could build a mine at…
Esperanza inks major deal with Pan American Silver
VANCOUVER — In one fell swoop, Esperanza Resources (EPZ-V) has gained three advanced-stage gold projects, $35 million in funding and a new major shareholder in a deal with Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-Q) that vaults the junior ahead…
Unigold works to connect the golden dots at Neita
VANCOUVER — Drilling continues to hit near-surface gold mineralization at Unigold’s (UGD-V) Neita project in the Dominican Republic’s northwest border area.
Friedland works his magic at the PDAC
Legendary mining promoter Robert Friedland is looking to strike it big again — this time with Ivanplats’ (IVP-T) high-grade precious and base metals projects in Africa.
Wall Street ends on a high note
U.S. stocks ended in positive territory during the March 4–8 trading week, helped by strong jobs data.
PDAC: Survival tips for juniors
In a market, where majors are struggling to perform, there seems little hope that juniors will weather the storm, making strategies to survive a popular theme at this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)…
SilverCrest beefs up Santa Elena
Three important bits of information came out of SilverCrest Mines’ (SVL-V, SVLC-X) latest drill results from its Santa Elena project in Mexico.
San Miguel begs to be built, Paramount says
It has taken eight years but Paramount Gold and Silver Corp. (PZG-T, PZG-N) chief executive Christopher Crupi says the company’s San Miguel project in northern Mexico, about 300 km southeast of Hermosillo, has been well worth the wait.
Silvercrest continues to beef up Santa Elena
Three important bits of information came out of Silvercrest Mines (SVL-T, SVLC-X) latest drill results from its Santa Elena project in Mexico.
McEwen finds a sweet spot in Sinaloa
MOCORITO, SINALOA, MEXICO — The state of Sinaloa is a narrow strip of land hugging 650 km of coastline in northwestern Mexico that makes up 3% of the country’s land mass, 2% of its population and a hefty 30% of its food production.
The high-stakes world of Papua New Guinea mining
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — Rising out of the sea at the collision of the Pacific and Indo-Australian tectonic plates, Papua New Guinea is the stuff of legend for both its geological potential and punishing working environment.