2015


Editorial: Where to next for copper?

One of the more sobering aspects of the New Year for miners was the rather swift tumble in copper prices, which blew through the long-standing US$3 per lb. support level to hit 6-year lows below US$2.50 per lb., with the spot price having…



A drill rig at Gold Standard Ventures' Pinion gold project in Nevada. Credit: Gold Standard Ventures

Gold Standard’s window into the Carlin Trend

VANCOUVER — Gold Standard Ventures’ (TSXV: GSV; NYSE-MKT: GSV) Railroad-Pinion project in Nevada is occasionally referred to as the last underexplored district in the southeast Carlin Trend.


U.S. stocks show strength, Feb. 2-6

U.S. equities got off to a good start in February, helped by a positive jobs report and higher oil prices. The S&P 500 Index rose 60.48 points, or 3%, to 2,055.47, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 659.34 points, or 3.8%, to…


TSX Venture on the rise, Feb. 2-6

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rallied 16.63 points, or 2.5% to 693.44 during the period, as crude oil futures showed signs of life and copper prices improved. The U.S. government reported that the private sector created 213,000 jobs…




Arianne Phosphate's Lac--Paul phosphate project in Quebec, 200 km north of Saguenay. Credit: Arianne Phosphate

Arianne chops opex at Lac–Paul

Arianne Phosphate’s (TSXV: DAN; US-OTC: DRRSF) chief operating officer, Jean-Sébastien David, is on a mission to cut anticipated operating expenses at the company’s Lac-à-Paul phosphate project in Quebec by US$10 per…


A SAG mill at Eldorado Gold's Skouries gold-copper project under construction in northern Greece. Credit: Eldorado Gold

Eldorado falls on Greek opposition, weak outlook

Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) shares have plunged after two events: Greece’s new left-wing government’s opposition to the company building a gold mine in the country, and a weaker-than-expected 2015 guidance. Eldorado recently…


The processing plant at Endeavour Mining's Tabakoto gold mine in Mali. Credit: Endeavour Mining

Endeavour beats down costs, targets debt

VANCOUVER — Gold producer Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) should be happy with its results over the past year. The company has dropped its all-in sustaining costs, brought a new project online and hit a gold production record.


Mining personnel exit Klondex Mines' Fire Creek gold mine in Nevada. Credit: Klondex Mines

Klondex Gold’s Paul Huet ‘is all in’

With two producing underground mines in Nevada, plans to spend $33 million on exploration and development in 2015, and a goal of growing production to between 150,000 and 200,000 equivalent oz. gold by 2016, one could argue that Klondex Mines…


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