2012

Wesdome Gold Mines CEO Donovan Pollitt cuts the ribbon at the Mishi gold mine opening in Wawa, Ontario. Photo by Alisha Hiyate

Wesdome goes back to the well with Mishi

While many juniors embrace a mantra of growth at any cost, pursuing pricey takeovers or drilling endlessly to produce impressive-sounding resource estimates, Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) takes a ­different tack.With a decidedly conservative…


Exploration geologists Rory Krocker (front) and Adam Larsen examine core at Treasury Metals' Goliath project. Photo by Treasury Metals

Aquiline grads look for treasure in Ontario

Three years after selling the ­world-class Navidad silver deposit in Argentina, the key members of the former Aquiline Resources team are looking to strike pay dirt again — only this time, they are doing it closer to…


Northern Graphite falls on Bissett Creek feasibility study

A race is on amongst prospective graphite producers and Ottawa-based Northern Graphite (NGC-V) has been one of the favourites with its advanced-stage Bissett Creek property 100 km east of North Bay, Ont. The company released a bankable…


Drillers at Unigold's Candelones target at its Neita gold project in the Dominican Republic. Photo by Unigold

The DR delivers for Goldquest and Unigold

Dominican Republic-focused explorers Goldquest ­Mining (GQC-V) and Unigold (UGD-V) both announced sizeable stepout gold-copper hits at their nearby properties in the northeast corner of the country near Haiti on July 18.For Goldquest, the…


A driller on a rig at Mega Precious Metals' North Madsen gold project in Ontario. Photo by Mega Precious Metals

Mega Precious can’t help but think big

Mega Precious Metals (MGP-V) could be the most aptly named gold company on the junior circuit. With assets in Manitoba and Ontario, the company’s well-heeled management team thinks bigger is better when it comes to mining. The philosophy…


The processing plant at Paladin Energy's Kayelekera uranium mine in northern Malawi. Photo by Paladin Energy

Paladin Energy turns the corner

Two months of unplanned shutdowns to upgrade its plant and complete remediation work due to land movement at the Kayelekera open-pit uranium mine in Malawi have not stalled production for junior Paladin Energy (PDN-T), as it increased…


Barrick undeterred by Argentine glacier ruling

Despite an unfavourable court ruling, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is confident that its Pascua-Lama gold-silver project in Argentina’s San Juan province will push ahead.Argentina’s Supreme Court ruled that a much-debated…


Floatation cells at Flinders Resources' past-producing Kringel graphite mine in central Sweden. Photo by Flinders Resources

Flinders sees upside in Swedish graphite revival

Just outside the small town of Edsbyn central Sweden sits the idle Kringel graphite mine, which represents a prime opportunity according to Vancouver-based Flinders Resources (FDR-V).With the deposit delineated by the Swedish government in the…


A view of the airstrip at the Colomac project, part of Nighthawk Gold's Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories 220 km north of Yellowknife. Photo by Nighthawk Gold

Nighthawk to soar on NWT gold

Gold finds in the Far North don’t begin and end with the Yukon. While the territory has hogged much of the exploration headlines over the last few years, Nighthawk Gold (NHK-V) is reminding investors that the territory to the east still…


AuRico trims 2012 production guidance

AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) has revised its 2012 production guidance after a high turnover of workers at its Ocampo gold-silver mine in Mexico dragged down output in the second quarter.The Toronto-based producer says the shortage of workers at…


Spanish Mountain aims for improved economics

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



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