Volume 99 Number 36 Oct 21 - 27, 2013

When is the right time for a PEA of an exploration project?

For today’s risk-averse mining investor, there is a level of comfort that comes from a Preliminary Economic Assessment (PEA) that affects an exploration project’s success or failure. As a technical document, it is a tool for…


Defiance Silver CEO Bruce Winfield (left) and vice-president of exploration Richard Tschauder in front of the surface trace of the Veta Grande vein at the San Acacio silver project in Mexico's Zacatecas state. Photo by Salma Tarikh.

Defiance Silver takes steady steps at San Acacio

ZACATECAS, MEXICO — Defiance Silver (TSXV: DEF; US-OTC: DNCVF) is determined to beat the odds and secure the funds it needs to bring the San Acacio project — containing the past-producing San Acacio silver mine and the Santa…


Drill core from Graphite One's Graphite Creek project.  Source: Graphite One

Tech sector is key to Graphite One’s plan

VANCOUVER — North America needs lots of it, but doesn’t produce any. It is integral to a raft of important new technologies, from lithium-ion batteries to pebble-bed nuclear reactors. It is also the raw ingredient behind graphene,…


Toronto Stock Exchange, Oct. 7-11

The S&P/TSX Composite Index closed up 176 points to 12,892.11, as investors hoped for a resolution to the budget impasse south of the border. The situation was doubly bad for commodities, as lower U.S. bond prices pushed yields higher,…



Processing facilities at African Minerals' Tonkolili iron-ore mine in central Sierra Leone. Source: African Minerals

Timis’ African Minerals moves fast in Sierra Leone

African Minerals (LSE: AMI) has accomplished a lot in four years, moving its flagship Tonkolili iron ore project in Sierra Leone from exploration to production, and achieving its target export run rate of 20 million tonnes per year during the…


U.S. markets, Oct. 7-11

U.S. markets climbed late in the week with signs that lawmakers might strike a short-term deal to avoid a debt default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.09% to 15,237.11 and the S&P 500 advanced 0.75% to 1,703.20. Economists estimate…


TSX Venture Exchange, Oct. 7-11

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 2.7%, or 26 points, before closing the trading week at 929.37 points. Metal and energy futures struggled as markets kept an eye on the U.S. debt impasse. Meanwhile, trade data out of China showed…


At the entrance to the historic Lower Deer Trail gold mine in Utah, from left: lead miner Shane Morrison, chairman Arthur Brown, president Michael Callahan, vice-president of exploration Eric Saderholm, CEO Warwick Smith and investor relations representative Erin Ostrom. Photo by Adrian Pocobelli.

Western Pacific bets on the Deer Trail mine

MARYSVALE, UTAH — Vancouver-based exploration company Western Pacific Resources (TSXV: WRP) is adding a new project to its portfolio with the acquisition of the Deer Trail mine, a polymetallic project with silver, gold, zinc, lead and…



Field technicians at Northcliff Resources' Sisson tungsten-moly project in central New Brunswick. Source: Northcliff Resources

Northcliff secures Kiwi partner for Sisson in NB

Northcliff Resources (TSX: NCF; US-OTC: NCFFF) is enjoying a boost in its share price after securing a financial partner to help advance its $579-million Sisson tungsten-molybdenum project in central New Brunswick, 100 km northwest of…


A drill rig at Platinum Group Metals' Waterberg project in South Africa. Source: Platinum Group Metals

Platinum Group Metals hits milestone

After discovering the Waterberg deposit in South Africa in 2011, Platinum Group Metals (TSX: PTM; NYSE-MKT: PLG) has expanded the project’s inferred resource three times in just one year: from 6.2 million oz. platinum, palladium and gold…


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