Just when Gabriel Resources (TSX: GBU; US-OTC: GBRRF) looked to be getting new traction on developing the Rosia Montana gold mine in Romania, a spate of protests appears to have turned the country’s prime minister against the project.
VANCOUVER — Ontario-focused miner Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) pleasantly surprised markets in August when it reached commercial production ahead of schedule at its wholly owned Detour Lake gold mine, which lies 185 km northeast…
VANCOUVER — In one of the more prominent junior deals of the year, explorer Fission Uranium (TSXV: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) opted in the last few weeks to fork over US$185-million in equity to take over joint-venture partner Alpha…
Permitting issues may be brewing around Belo Sun Mining’s (TSX: BSX; TSXV: BSX) flagship Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s northern Para state, according to recent media reports.
VANCOUVER — Every time drills probe the main Imwauna vein system at PNG Gold’s (TSXV: PGK; US-OTC: ISRJF) Normanby project in Papua New Guinea, they return high-grade gold from a steeply dipping structure that is narrow but easy to…
It’s no surprise that the fall in commodity prices, the rise in mining and development costs and shrinking available capital have created a recipe for disaster in the junior resource sector. But John McCoach believes better days are…
VANCOUVER — The Philippines may not top any list of mining-friendly jurisdictions, but that hasn’t deterred geographically diversified Canadian miner B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) at its recently acquired Masbate gold mine,…
VANCOUVER — The massive and controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska is solely owned again by junior Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK), now that its joint-venture partner Anglo American (LSE: AAL; US-OTC:…
VANCOUVER — It has been three years since Vancouver-based junior Monument Mining (TSXV: MMY) started production at its Selinsing gold mine at Bukit Selinsing Koyan, 65 km north of Raub, Malaysia. And the company is showing no signs of…
Sometimes working with minority shareholders in joint-venture partnerships in Southeast Asia can present unusual challenges — a lesson St. Augustine Gold & Copper (TSX: SAU; US-OTC: RTLGF) is learning all too well at…
Mindoro Resources (TSXV: MIO; ASX: MDO) and TVI Pacific (TSX: TVI; US-OTC: TVIPF) have something to smile about, as a feasibility study on their Agata nickel laterite project in the Philippines has returned encouraging results for a high-iron…
In a presentation at the Toronto Resource Investment Conference on Sept. 12, David Franklin of Sprott Asset Management said that after a tough first half “we have turned the corner,” and investors can take advantage of price…
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