2012

Driller Darren Rabesca working at Avalon Rare Metals' Nechalacho rare earth project in the Northwest Territories. Photo by Avalon Rare Metals

Avalon expands Nechalacho resource

Avalon Rare Metals (AVL-T, AVL-X) reports that exploration drilling completed last year has lifted indicated resources at its flagship Nechalacho rare-earth deposit in the Northwest Territories by 73% to 152.3 million tonnes grading 1.32% total…


Cobriza’s new porphyry in Peru

The latest drill results from ­Cobriza Metals (CZA-T) Arikepay project in Peru have the company confident it has made a new porphyry discovery.Results from the two best holes were highlighted by 238 metres averaging 0.29% copper,…


Agnico-Eagle Mines CEO Sean Boyd

Q&A with Agnico’s Sean Boyd

At a time when investor sensitivities to management miscues and misguided strategies are running high, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) stands out as a miner that has stuck to its mantra of providing stable growth with low political risk . . ….


A farmer in the foreground at Panoro Minerals' Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru. Photo by Ian Bickis

Panoro’s Cotabambas could attract a buyer

Christopher Chang of Laurentian Bank Securities believes Panoro Minerals’ (PML-V) Cotabambas copper-gold project in Peru could become an acquisition target, and has initiatied coverage of the junior with a “buy” rating…


Agnico mines humming along

The message out of Agnico-Eagle Mines’ (AEM-T, AEM-N) headquarters after the second quarter is one of stability and efficiency.The company says the first half of the year was all about optimizing its five mines, and with the process…


Juniors get creative as cash dwindles

Juniors mining companies have been struggling for months to raise capital, and with coffers running low, they are resorting to all sorts of methods to conserve what cash they have.Exploration budgets are being slashed and secondary projects set…


Spanish Mountain aims for improved project economics

Vancouver-based explorer Spanish Mountain Gold (SPA-V) is on track to release updated economics for its Spanish Mountain gold project 70 km northeast of Williams Lake, B.C., by October. The company pushed back the date on its pre-feasibility…


A rough diamond at the Harry Oppenheimer House in South Africa. Photo by Anglo American

Tough conditions for rough diamonds

Anglo American (AAL-L, AAUKY-Q) reported diamond production fell in the second quarter ended June 30 by 11% to 7.2 million carats because of market conditions and a focus on planned maintenance and waste stripping, while De Beers, in which…


Editorial: Spreadsheets vs. reality

The best-laid schemes o’ the mining industry’s mice an’ men gang aft agley an awful lot these days, leaving investors with nothing but “grief an’ pain, for promis’d joy!”Yea, the inability of mining…


TSX Venture Exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 5.55 points during the period to end at 1,190.64 points after two days of losses outweighed three days of gains. Volume was down considerably, coming in 20 million shares lower than the week…


US markets

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed the 13,000 level for the first time since early May, rallying 253 points to end the week up 2% at 13,075.66. This upward trend was seen in other major indexes during the period. The S&P 500 Index…


The exploration camp at Seabridge Gold's Courageous Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories, 240 km northeast of Yellowknife. Photo by Seabridge Gold

Seabridge stays hopeful at Courageous Lake

A new preliminary feasibility study (PFS) on Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T, SA-X) Courageous Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories suggests the project is viable at current gold prices, and more work needs to be done to lift its…


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