Rainy River hits feasibility milestone
Rainy River Resources’ (RR-T) president and CEO Raymond Threlkeld is touting the company’s Rainy River gold deposit in northwestern Ontario as “low risk and very high return.”
2013
Sandspring bolsters Toroparu economics
VANCOUVER — Sandspring Resources’ (SSP-V) Toroparu gold project in Guyana is sporting strengthened economics after a prefeasibility study lowered anticipated capital costs and increased gold recoveries, compared to the previous…
Tahoe eyes the finish line at Escobal
Tahoe Resources’ (THO-T, TAHO-N) investors have something to cheer about, as the company received the final mining licence for its high-grade Escobal silver deposit in southeast Guatemala — clearing a key hurdle in getting its…
Nevada Copper tops up coffers with Red Kite loan
VANCOUVER — Things are rolling along for Vancouver-based Nevada Copper (NCU-T) at its development-stage Pumpkin Hollow iron oxide-copper-gold project, 13 km southeast of the picturesque town of Yerington, Nev.
Kivalliq has big plans for 2013
When it comes to junior uranium exploration and development companies, Kivalliq Energy (KIV-V) is the top pick of mining analysts at brokerage house Raymond James.
More trouble at Pascua-Lama
Investors are getting tired of complications at Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) Pascua-Lama gold project, which is perched high up in the Andes, but not so removed from the earthly troubles of cost overruns and environmental challenges.
Riverside forges alliance with Hochschild in Sonora
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based project generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) continues to add to its stable of strong partnerships in Mexico following a $2.5-million strategic alliance with London-based precious metal producer Hochschild…
Junior exploration programs will be ‘pruned to the bone,’ Macquarie says
In a new report on junior precious metal explorers that looks at which companies will have the cash to survive the current market and the decline in the gold price, analysts at Macquarie Equities Research predict that exploration programs will…
Belo Sun shines more light on Volta Grande
Belo Sun Mining (BSX-T) continues its impressive string of resource updates at its wholly owned Volta Grande project in Brazil.
Commentary: Juniors can still raise capital if they learn from the past
As many in the mining sector are well aware, junior mining companies are having a harder time accessing capital markets for financing. Even when they are able to get their hands on some money, the financing comes with more onerous terms than…
TSX Venture falls alongside commodities, Apr. 8-12
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index followed commodities downward during the Apr. 8-12 trading period, dropping 1.8% or 19.24 points en route to a 1,022.61 point weekly close.
Falco finds gold in Horne’s old data
Falco Pacific Resource Group (FPC-V) secured a jewel of Canada’s mining history just as markets tightened. But rather than let the conditions get it down, the company wound up proving an old adage correct: necessity is indeed the mother…