Hart gives Liberty a ray of hope
Less than two weeks after Timmins, Ont.-focused Liberty Mines (LBE-T) suspended production because of declining nickel prices, it posted a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Hart nickel deposit.
2012
Noront hopes to soar with Eagle’s Nest
Toronto-based Noront Resources (NOT-V) is banking on a newly published feasibility study at its advanced-stage Eagle’s Nest polymetallic nickel-sulphide deposit — which also includes copper, platinum, palladium and gold — to…
The case for phosphate, Quebec and Arianne
When Michael Goldberg of Stonecap Securities looks at Arianne Resources (DAN-V) and its phosphate project in northern Quebec, he sees one thing: a takeover target.
McEwen plots out El Gallo’s next growth stage
A feasibility study for phase two of McEwen Mining’s (MUX-T, MUX-N) expanding El Gallo mine supports production of an additional 5 million oz. silver a year for seven years from the company’s mining complex in Sinaloa, Mexico….
Brigus expands underground ops at Black Fox
After turning the corner at its Black Fox gold mine east of Timmins, Ont., earlier this year, Halifax-based Brigus Gold (BRD-T, BRD-X) has followed up with a solid operational second quarter that saw costs decline and gold production rise.
Metals, mning, stocks and money markets
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Red Lake performance is a priority, Goldcorp says
Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) difficulties in the first half of the year at its flagship Red Lake operations in northwestern Ontario — including adverse ground conditions in the High Grade zone, and lower-than-expected grades in other…
Editorial: MAC pitches transparency, free trade
For Mining Association of Canada (MAC) president and CEO Pierre Gratton, the future of the nation’s mining industry lies in clear-cut regulatory reform, and in cultivating global free-trade arrangements geared towards expediting the flow…
Commentary: The new SEC rules for disclosing payments
New measures requiring public disclosure by U.S. issuers of payments to governments for mineral exploration and development rights were announced on Aug. 22, 2012, by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act….
Commentary: ‘Dutch Disease’ diagnosis oversimplistic and wrong
The following is an edited excerpt of a speech on the so-called “Dutch Disease,” made by Mark Carney, governor of the Bank of Canada, at the Spruce Meadows Round Table in Calgary on Sept. 7, 2012. For the full speech, including charts and…
Pretium cuts Brucejack resource
Shareholders of Pretium Resources(PVG-T, PVG-N) have seen the total resources at the company’s Brucejack gold-silver project in northern B.C. whittled down after it published a revised resource estimate for one of the project’s…
Great Basin’s great descent
Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBG-X) continues to tumble under a delisting review by the Toronto Stock Exchange, following the market response to the company suspending its Burnstone gold mine in South Africa.