Guatemalan court suspends Tahoe’s licence for Escobal
The Supreme Court of Guatemala has suspended Tahoe Resources’ (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) flagship Escobal silver mine until it can hear an action brought against the government’s Ministry of Energy…
Volume 103 Number 15 July 24 – August 6, 2017
Pershing re-envisages Relief Canyon as low cost mine
VANCOUVER — After one year of infill drilling and number crunching, Pershing Gold (NASDAQ: PGLC) has produced a prefeasibility study (PFS) for its Relief Canyon open-pit, heap-leach gold project, 150 km…
Rising battery demand drives allure of technology minerals
Interest in technology metals and minerals has surged in recent years along with growth in the market for electric vehicles. Lithium ion batteries used to power electric vehicles need chemicals…
Desert Star eyes BC copper through $28.8M Capstone deal
VANCOUVER — Desert Star Resources (TSXV: DSR; US-OTC: IAXFF) is working to develop the copper-rich Kutcho volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) project, 100 km east of Dease Lake, British Columbia. The Vancouver-based…
Probe Metals intersects more gold south of its New Beliveau deposit
In its drill campaign at the project, 25 km east of the city of Val-d’Or, Probe has found two shallow gold discoveries. The first, 1,200 metres south of the former…
Orezone CEO talks strategic exploration shift at Bomboré
VANCOUVER — West Africa-focused Orezone Gold (TSX: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) had been developing its multimillion-ounce Bomboré gold project in Burkina Faso until discrepancies in resource estimations brought activity to a halt…