Turkish assays delight Pilot Gold
Drill results from Pilot Gold’s (PLG-T) early stage joint-venture project with a Turkish subsidiary of Teck Resources (TCK.A-T, TCK.B-T, TCK-N) sent the junior explorer’s shares up 3.4% to $1.87 with 1.8 million…
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West Kirkland sticks to its guns in Long Canyon
For president and CEO Michael Jones and his team at West Kirkland Mining (WKM-V), the path forward is clear: establish a strong land position in an emerging gold district, and operate with the tenacity and business savvy needed to stay there….
Fronteer grads look to duplicate success with Pilot
With its coffers overflowing, Pilot Gold (PLG-T) is in the enviable position amongst juniors of being able to drive heavy exploration programs at two projects, while helping develop a third into a mine.It’s a story that has gained…
Update: Fronteer gang looks to duplicate success with Pilot
With its coffers over-flowing Pilot Gold (PLG-T) is in the unique position amongst juniors of being able to drive heavy exploration programs at two projects, while partaking in the development of a third into a mine.
Fronteer gang looks to duplicate success with Pilot
With its coffers over-flowing Pilot Gold (PLG-T) is in the unique position amongst juniors of being able to drive heavy exploration programs at two projects, while partaking in the development of a third into a mine.
Pierre Lassonde: The gold guru sounds off on diamonds
In a frank discussion with Diamonds in Canada in late September, the cofounder and now chairman of Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) and ex-Newmont Mining (NMC-T, NEM-N) CEO explains why he believes…
A love of gold brings together Blue Gold and Riverstone
Over the last 18 months Mark O’Dea, president and CEO of Blue Gold Mining (BGX-V), has kicked the tires of over 100 projects and companies in his quest to find something that would appeal to shareholders.
Renaissance looks to repeat AuEx glory
While the phrase “there you go again” has pejorative connotations in the U.S. political sphere, in the junior mining space it can mean very good things.
Mid-tier producers grapple with Peru’s growing pains
Peru is experiencing a mining boom of global proportions thanks to years of heavy investment and increasing production. The country is the world’s number-two copper producer, number-two silver producer, number-six gold producer,…
Mining boom drives growing energy need
The Andean nations of Chile and Peru are the top copper-producing locales in the world. Chile holds the number-one spot with annual production clocking in at 4.9 million tonnes, while Peru sits in second place with output totalling 1.2 million…
Xstrata copes with civil unrest in Peru
As with many resource-rich developing countries, there can be tensions in Peru between pro-mining interests and affected local communities. Switzerland-based Xstrata (XTA-L) is stuck in the middle of such a dispute as regional…
Iamgold to sell Quimsacocha
Shares of INV Metals (INV-T) surged 46% to 16¢ on news the Toronto-based company plans to acquire the Quimsacocha gold project in Ecuador from Iamgold (IMT-T) in a move it hopes will take it from a junior exploration company to an…