Orezone cuts Bomboré 29%
VANCOUVER — Orezone Gold (TSXV: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) disclosed in August that more conservative engineering methods would likely drop global resources at its flagship Bomboré gold project in Burkina Faso. On…
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New Gold redesigns tailings facility, raises capex
With tailings dam disasters at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley mine in B.C., and the Samarco mine jointly owned by BHP Billiton and Vale in Brazil, the integrity of tailings management…
Interview: Kirkland Lake Gold’s new CEO discusses vision for the company
Anthony Makuch took the helm of Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI) on July 18, 2016. Before joining the Ontario-focused gold producer, Makuch was president and CEO of Lake Shore Gold,…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: An introduction to bush life
I spent my first summer in the bush in 1958, soon after graduating from MIT with a bachelor’s degree in geology and geophysics. McPhar Geophysics had hired me as chief…
Orefinders plans to cash in on historic Mirado stockpiles
VANCOUVER — Orefinders Resources (TSXV: ORX; US-OTC: ORFDF) has found a way to finance potential development and exploration at its past-producing Mirado gold project, 35 km southeast of Kirkland Lake in…
Heavy rains dampen Detour’s 2016 production guidance
Detour Gold (TSX: DGC) has run into a minor setback at its Detour Lake mine near Cochrane, Ont., causing the miner to revise its 2016 production and cost guidance again…
OceanaGold completes PEA on Haile underground
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC) has been building and operating gold mines for the last 26 years and considers itself something of an expert on both open-pit and underground mining. Its Didipio…
Miner Moments #4: Exploration Insights’ Joe Mazumdar talks investment strategies
Matt Keevil is joined by analyst Joe Mazumdar of Exploration Insights to talk investing strategy in the current market. Topics include a focus on earlier-stage exploration projects, the recent surge…
Wallbridge, Lonmin mark progress at Parkin in Sudbury
Wallbridge Mining (TSX: WM) and its largest shareholder, Lonmin (LSE: LMI), have approved a $3.95-million drill program starting Oct. 1 for their Parkin nickel-copper-platinum group metal (PGM) project near Sudbury,…
Editorial: Faulty design behind Samarco tailings disaster
A review panel tasked with determining the cause of the Samarco tailings disaster in Minas Gerais, Brazil, 10 months ago has released its report on the immediate causes of the…
TSX Venture closes in the black, Aug. 29 – Sept. 2
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index gained 5.39 points during the Aug. 29 – Sept. 2 trading period before closing at 810.92 points. Markets rebounded during late-week trading…
Prosper Gold starts drill testing its Ashley project
Prosper Gold (TSXV:PGX) has kicked off drilling at its Ashley gold project in central Ontario, roughly seven months after optioning into the property, with results expected out in the fourth…