2015

Workers conducting reverse-circulation drilling at Atlantic Gold's Touquoy gold project earlier this year. Source: Atlantic Gold

Prudence pays off for Atlantic Gold in Nova Scotia

VANCOUVER — Steven Dean, chairman and CEO of Atlantic Gold (TSXV: AGB) says it took the company three years of “wading through the rubble of the gold sector” before it stumbled upon the Moose River gold project, 85 km…


Moments from the Toodoggone River Tube Race on July 31, 1981.  Vic Hardy tests the water to begin the race.

Odds ‘n’ sods: The Toodoggone River Tube Race of 1981

VANCOUVER — On July 31, 1981, nearly 200 geologists and support crews stood speechless along the gravel banks of the remote Toodoggone River in north-central B.C., as a helicopter landed before them alongside the frigid, glacial-fed water.


TSX Venture rises slightly, July 27-31

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index remains near historic lows despite bouncing back slightly during trading, as it jumped 1.8 points en route to a 594.31-point close. Canada’s gross domestic product dropped 0.2% in May, which brings…


Drillers at Wolfden Mining's Tetagouche massive sulphide project in New Brunswick, 25 km west of Bathurst. Source: Wolfden Mining

Wolfden keeps the drills turning in Bathurst camp

VANCOUVER — It may very well be the worst market conditions for explorers, but that hasn’t stopped Wolfden Resources (TSXV: WLF) from mounting a drill campaign across its expansive land position in the heart of…



The plant site under development at Romarco Minerals' Haile gold mine in South Carolina. Source: Romarco Minerals

OceanaGold bids $856M for Romarco Minerals

OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) is offering to buy Romarco Minerals (TSX: R) in a friendly all-share, $856-million deal to secure low-cost growth in the form of the junior’s Haile gold mine, which is under construction in South Carolina.




A drill at the Stog'er Tight prospect, 3.5 km east of Anaconda Mining's Pine Cove gold mine in Newfoundland.  Source: Anaconda Mining

Anaconda invests in Pine Cove’s future

VANCOUVER — With renewed exploration,  Anaconda Mining (TSX: ANX; US-OTC: ANXGF) is laying the groundwork to revitalize its open-pit Pine Cove gold mine, 6 km northeast of the town of Baie Verte in north-central Newfoundland, even as…


A drill rig underground at Rambler Metals & Mining's Ming copper-gold mine in Newfoundland. Credit: Rambler Metals and Mining

Rambler adds 15 years to mine life at Ming

VANCOUVER — Rambler Metals & Mining (TSXV: RAB) is looking to upgrade its underground Ming copper-gold mine, 17 km east of the town of Baie Verte on the north-central coast Newfoundland, after positive results from a prefeasibility…


TSX moves up, July 27-31

Despite poor economic data and lower oil prices, the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose nearly 2% to finish July at 14,468.44. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 1.1% to 53.17, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining…


Looking west along a trans-lithospheric fault of the Garder-Voisey's Bay system on Equitas Resources' Garland nickel property in Labrador. Source: Equitas Resources

Equitas hunts next Voisey’s Bay

Junior Equitas Resources (TSXV: EQT; US-OTC: EQTRF) has kicked off a second phase of exploration at its Garland nickel-copper-cobalt property in Newfoundland and Labrador, with the hope of discovering deeper Voisey’s Bay-style…


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