Editorial: This and That
Let’s face it, at times like these, editorial writers are spoiled for choice. How does one choose among the most pertinent topics of the day? The surge in new coronavirus…
New Gold
Exploration Snapshot: Eight gold companies mining in Canada
Canada’s prolific geological terrain and adherence to the rule of law position the country as a go-to destination for companies looking to establish and operate mineral projects. A fall in…
Reading the tree leaves
As much of the easily accessible gold has been found, prospectors and mining companies have had to dig deeper and venture farther into more extreme and remote environments to find…
Newly formed KORE prepares for permitting in California
Eureka Resources acquired Kore Mining via a reverse takeover in late October, 2018. The new company took Kore’s name, stylized KORE Mining (TSXV: KORE). It filled out its management team…
New Gold sells Mesquite to Equinox
Renaud Adams hasn’t wasted any time settling into his new job at New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-AM: NGD). A week after taking the helm as president and CEO of the…
Superior Gold expands Plutonic
In its first year as a public company and gold producer, Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI) churned out 82,019 oz. of the precious metal from its Plutonic mine in Western Australia,…
MDRU, Fathom Geophysics target central BC
The University of British Columbia’s Mineral Deposit Research Unit (MDRU) and consulting firm Fathom Geophysics may have identified the regional structural framework partly responsible for silver-gold-copper mineralization in central B.C.’s…
TSX slips, Sept. 5-8
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 206.28 points to 14,985.32, as the Canadian dollar surged from US71¢ to US81.54¢ on news of an interest rate hike from the Bank of Canada….
New Gold eyes first production at Rainy River in September
New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) is set to bring its large Rainy River gold mine online in northwestern Ontario this September, with first commercial production expected in November. “After spending…
New Gold redesigns tailings facility, raises capex
With tailings dam disasters at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley mine in B.C., and the Samarco mine jointly owned by BHP Billiton and Vale in Brazil, the integrity of tailings management…