2016

An aerial view of the road connecting camp to the main drill sites at the Coffee gold project in the Yukon's White Gold district. Source: Kaminak Gold.

Editorial: Uncertainty on the horizon in the Yukon

VANCOUVER — The winds of legislative change out of Ottawa are shifting regulatory expectations for natural resource development across Canada, and the Yukon government is feeling the impact. The Trudeau…


The project team in front of the 8 MW hour vanadium flow battery at the Zhangbei renewable energy project in February, 180 km north of Beijing, from left: chief technical officer Huang Mianyan, project coordinator Lee Barker and commercial manager Charles Ge. Credit: Sparton Resources.

Sparton banks on vanadium

Over the course of his 54 years in the business, Canadian geologist and engineer Lee Barker has had many rewarding moments. In the early 1970s he recognized and staked the…



Detour Gold’s open-pit manager Craig Rintoul (left) and chief operating officer Pierre Beaudoin at the Detour Lake gold mine near Cochrane, Ontario. Photo by Salma Tarikh.

Site visit: Detour revs up Detour Lake mine

COCHRANE, ONTARIO — Last year Detour Gold’s (TSX: DGC) Detour Lake mine in northeastern Ontario was the second-largest gold producer in Canada. It’s now on track to take the top…








The historic Tallman pit at Pilot Gold’s newly aquired Mineral Gulch gold property in Idaho.  Credit: Pilot Gold.

Pilot Gold acquires past-producer in Idaho

The purchase of a past-producing heap leach mine in southeastern Idaho marks Pilot Gold’s (TSX: PLG) first acquisition this year and underscores the junior’s heightened focus on gold projects in…


Victoria Gold’s Eagle gold project in the Yukon. Credit: Victoria Gold.

Eight gold plays to watch

With gold prices on the rise, the second half of 2016 is going to be a lively time for gold projects in Canada. The following is a snapshot of eight…


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