2012

Goldcorp’s output down on Red Lake setback

Vancouver-based major Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) stumbled out of– the gate to start the year, as adverse ground conditions and grade variability at its flagship Red Lake gold mine  in Red Lake, Ont., contributed to an 18% year-on-year fall in…


Glass Earth advances in New Zealand

Work on the ground has not been quite as smooth as its name implies, but Glass Earth Gold (GEL-V) looks to have several New Zealand gold projects under control and moving forward.


Alacer ups 2012 production target

Alacer Gold (ASR-T) has bulked up its 2012 production guidance by up to 410,000 attributable oz. gold following higher grades at its Copler gold mine in Turkey, despite reporting a weak first quarter. 


A crew working on Kinder Morgan's Trans Mountain oil pipeline. Photo by Kinder Morgan

BC pipeline debates rage on

The scale of the West Coast pipelines debate is hard to play down. Current and former politicians from all government levels have come out swinging for and against: lobbyists, First Nations and non-government groups have fully entered the fray,…


Seafield shores up Miraflores

Seafield Resources (SFF-V) gave the market something to chew on after releasing a preliminary economic assessment on its Miraflores project in Colombia.


Torex hits open-pit target at Morelos

Toronto-based Torex Gold (TXG-T) is navigating the often tricky waters that mark the transition between being an exploration outfit and a mine developer. With an updated resource estimate kicking off in May and a bankable feasibility study…



Sunridge mine plan merges Asmara North deposits

Vancouver-based junior Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) combined four polymetallic deposits at its Asmara North project in central Eritrea, Africa, into a centralized-mill mine model for a feasibility study it released in early May.


Editorial: Gold stocks: the new value play?

The game of gold investing never gets dull for investors who get to ponder the delicate interplay of geopolitics, macroeconomics, heavy industry, mineral exploration and fashion trends that give us our ever-changing prices for gold bullion and…


Letter to the Editor: CSR counsellor should be applauded

An editorial in The Northern Miner criticized Canada’s Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) counsellor, Marketa Evans, for “shooting another blank” in reference to the office’s second case, involving…




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