2012

Facilities at Amara Mining's Kalsaka gold mine in Burkina Faso, which would process ore from the Sega deposit. By Amara Mining.

Sega looking good to Amara in Burkina

West Africa-focused gold producer Amara Mining (AMZ-T, AMA-L), formerly Cluff Gold, is hoping get a little more life out of its 78%-owned Kalsaka gold operation in Burkina Fasom, 150 km northwest of the capital Ouagadougou.


Workers at Platinum Group Metals' Western Bushveld platinum project in South Africa. By Platinum Group Metals.

Platinum Group thinking big on the Bushveld

With first-phase construction well underway at Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals’ (PTM-T, PLG-X) Western Bushveld joint-venture project 1 (WBJV 1), the company is turning its attention to its Waterberg discovery on the North Limb…


Amerigo Resources' MVC copper-molybdenum tailings processing plant beside the El Teniente copper mine in Chile. By Amerigo Resources.

Amerigo happy to live in Codelco’s shadow

Amerigo Resources (ARG-T), which continues to produce copper and molybdenum from the tailings of Codelco’s 108-year-old El Teniente mine in Chile, saw its shares rise after solid third-quarter production results. 



Williams’ Red Cloud on the horizon

A few years ago when Chad Williams was CEO of Victoria Gold (VIT-V), the company was looking to acquire a particular advanced project. The board, however, was split on what to do.


Construction at Petaquilla Minerals' Molejon gold mine in central Panama. By Petaquilla Minerals.

Inmet, Petaquilla’s tug-of-war continues

In what’s become an increasingly frosty relationship, Canadian-based companies Inmet Mining (IMN-T) and Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T) continue to squabble over a takeover bid that would see the larger Inmet absorb Petaquilla, which runs the…


Barrick fails to impress in Q3

Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has unveiled another disappointing quarter, where it continues to wrestle rising costs, project delays and shrinking profits, prompting investors that expected a better third quarter to drive down the stock.



More Alaskan high-grade for NovaCopper

Since NovaCopper (NCQ-T, NCQ-X) started drilling the South Reef Zone on its Bornite concession in northwestern Alaska this year, sixteen of the nineteen holes returned high-grade copper — a success rate of 84%.


Magellan’s bright outlook at Coringa

Magellan Minerals (MNM-V) has completed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Coringa gold deposit in Brazil’s Tapajos province, suggesting strong economics to move the project to the feasibility stage, with a construction…


Tirex scores ground-breaking Albanian mine permits

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Tirex Resources (TXX-V) is set to make history in the small Balkan nation of Albania. On Oct. 29, Tirex succeeded in acquiring 25-year mining licenses that encompass six past-producing deposits in…


Luna earning its due

It’s been a busy second half of the financial season for Luna Gold (LGC-T).


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