Detour Gold Corporation

A drill rig at Midland Exploration's Patris gold project, 30 km northeast of Rouyn-Noranda in Quebec. Photo by Midland Exploration

Midland showcases partnership model

Junior Midland Exploration (MD-V) has assembled a number of gold, base metal and rare earth element projects in the Abitibi and James Bay area of Quebec, but it is perhaps best known for championing the partnership model.


A view of Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold mine under construction in northern Ontario. Photo by Detour Gold

Detour Lake on track for production in early 2013

When Detour Gold’s (DGC-T) gold project in northern Ontario moves into production in the first quarter of next year — and eventually reaches an average production rate of 657,000 oz. gold a year, for a total of 14.1 million oz. over…


Mining operations at Osisko Mining's Canadian Malartic gold mine in Malartic, Quebec.Photo by Daniel Rompr

Osisko fine-tunes Canadian Malartic

Osisko Mining (OSK-T) continues to improve the performance of its Canadian Malartic gold mine in Malartic, Que., achieving record production levels once again in August.


Detour on track for production in early 2013

CIBC mining analyst Cosmos Chiu, who recently returned from a site visit to Detour Gold’s (DGC-T) gold project in northern Ontario, forecasts first production at the mine in February 2013 with commercial production after the mid-year…


Update: Drilling at Martiniere boosts Balmoral

Shares of Balmoral Resources (BAR-V, BALMF-O) surged nearly 40% in the three trading days after the junior explorer reported results on Aug. 16 from its summer drill program at its flagship Martiniere property in Quebec.


Royalty, streaming companies blossom

When equity and debt markets freeze up, cash-hungry mine developers are forced to find alternate financing options. And that means business is looking good for those in the precious metal streaming and royalty game.Big-time players like Royal…


Construction at Detour Gold's Detour Lake gold project in northern Ontario. Photo by Sam Crittenden

Detour Lake in line for 2013 start-up

Detour Gold (DGC-T) says the Detour Lake open-pit mine in northeastern Ontario remains on budget and track for initial gold production in early 2013.Construction at the project reached the 75% completion mark at the end of June. More…


The Gualcamyo gold mine in the northern San Juan province of Argentina. Photo by Yamana Gold

Yamana pounces on Extorre

Following a tumultuous four months that saw its share price plummet and development options narrow, Vancouver-based explorer Extorre Gold Mines (XG-T, XG-X) has found a ­solution to its problem in the form of Toronto-based miner Yamana Gold…




Detour Gold's Gerald Panneton (left) accepts the Bill Dennis award from PDAC president Scott Jobin-Bevans. Photo by EnvisionDigitalPhoto.com

PDAC celebrates 2012 award winners

During this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention, the annual awards evening on March 5 at Toronto’s Fairmont Royal York hotel honoured outstanding contributions and excellence in the minerals…


Detour Gold to acquire Trade Winds

In a move to gain more flexibility exploring the Detour Lake camp, Detour Gold (DGC-T) has proposed a friendly takeover of Trade Winds Ventures (TWD-V) for $84 million. 


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