2012

Bullfrog a prince for Corvus

Vancouver-based junior Corvus Gold (KOR-T) has released an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its wholly owned North Bullfrog low-grade gold project in southern Nevada that models a heap-leach mine averaging 74,800 oz. gold…


Drillers at Western Potash's Milestone potash project in Saskatchewan, 30 km southeast of Regina. Source: Western Potash

Western Potash up on positive Milestone feasibility

Western Potash shares (WPX-T) gained nearly 7% after the company published a positive feasibility study showing its proposed Milestone potash solution mine near Regina, Sask., could produce 2.8 million tonnes of potassium chloride (KCl) a…


Gold Fields spins out two mines in SA

Gold Fields (GFI-N) is lowering its South African risk by spinning out a wholly owned subsidiary — which holds the country’s KDC and Beatrix gold mines — into a new firm called Sibanye Gold. While this may sound like a…


Market news: TSX Venture Exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost more ground during the trading sessions, dropping 2.8%, or 34.8 points, before closing at 1,186.06. Uncertainty over U.S. economic policy negotiations and the upcoming fiscal cliff offset strong…


Market news: U.S. markets

The theme for the period was competing forces, as an upbeat report on U.S. jobless claims weighed against no progress in budget negotiations for the coming fiscal cliff. The tension between the two made for mixed results over the period, as the…




Dolly Varden hopes to find the next Eskay Creek

The management team at Vancouver-based Dolly Varden Silver (DV-V) had been keeping its eye on an intriguing piece of mining history in northwestern B.C.’s Stewart complex for quite some time. Both chairman John King Burns and…


Facilities at Talison Lithium's Greenbushes lithium mine in Western Australia. Source: Talison Lithium

Talison board warms to Chengdu Tianqui bid

A subsidiary of Chinese conglomer-ate Chengdu Tianqi Industry Group has raised its offer price for Talison Lithium (TLH-T) from $7.15 to $7.50 per share, and the Australian lithium producer’s board and its largest shareholder, Resource…


Drill rigs, with the Salton Sea in the background, at Teras Resources' Cahuilla gold-silver project in Imperial County, southern California. Source: Teras Resources

Teras top 1M oz. gold at Cahuilla in Cali

Calgary-based explorer Teras Resources (TRA-V) accomplished its first goal at its flagship Cahuilla gold-silver project in northwest Imperial County, California. On Nov. 30, the company pulled together historic data and results from a two-year…


Visible gold from drill hole 50 from Pilot Gold's TV Tower project in Turkey. The intercept returned 193 grams gold per tonne over 12 metres. Source: Pilot Gold

Pilot, Teck tune in to Turkish TV

Drill results from Pilot Gold’s (PLG-T) early stage joint-venture project with a Turkish subsidiary of Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N) sent the junior explorer’s shares up 3% to $1.87, with 1.8 million shares changing hands.


Richmont delivers double whammy in Quebec

Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) has found itself in a tough spot, with shares sinking to a new 52-week low after taking the Francoeur gold mine offline and scrapping its exploration efforts on the Wasamac gold property, both near…


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