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Analysts touring Santacruz Silver Mines' San Felipe silver-lead-zinc project in Sonora, Mexico. Credit: Santacruz Silver Mines

Santacruz hopes to get San Felipe in production by 2016

VANCOUVER — Producer Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ; US-OTC: SZSMF) is sizing up a major boost in silver-equivalent output over the next few years, and a big part of that plan is its San Felipe asset located 130 km northeast of…


Wall Street indexes slide, Sept. 8-12

After five straight weeks of gains, U.S. equity indexes dropped as President Barack Obama authorized air strikes against the terrorist group ISIS and imposed more sanctions against Russia. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.87% to…



Sudbury Platinum's Aer-Kidd nickel-copper-PGM project, 20 km southwest of Sudbury. Credit: Transition Metals

Sudbury Platinum advances Aer-Kidd

Privately held Sudbury Platinum, in which project-generator Transition Metals (TSXV: XTM; US-OTC: TNTMF) holds a 57% stake and Royal Nickel (TSX: RNX; US-OTC: RNKLF) a 23% interest, has acquired 100% ownership of the Aer-Kidd project, 20…



Ball mills spin at Kirkland Lake Gold's Macassa gold mine in Ontario. Credit: Kirkland Lake Gold

Turnaround picks up steam for Kirkland Lake Gold

Kirkland Lake Gold (TSX: KGI; US-OTC: KGILF) has come quite a way since its board set up a special committee in January to launch a strategic review of the company that included a potential sale.



Almost all of Canada's mining, natural resources and energy ministers at Collge Boral in Sudbury, Ont., in August, from left: Scott Kent, Yukon; Dave Chomiak, Manitoba; Diana McQueen, Alberta; Zach Churchill, Nova Scotia; Andrew Younger, Nova Scotia; Michael Gravelle, Ontario; Bob Chiarelli, Ontario; Greg Rickford, Canada; Pierre Arcand, Quebec; Derrick Dalley, Newfoundland and Labrador; and David Ramsay, Northwest Territories. Credit: Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines

Mines ministers talk transparency in Ontario

Sudbury played host to this year’s Energy and Mines Ministers’ Conference in late August. The annual gathering of federal and provincial mining and energy ministers is meant to foster discussion and collaboration to advance…


The Hollinger open-pit mine, a part of Goldcorp's Porcupine mining complex in Timmins. Credit: Goldcorp

Ontario mines still power Goldcorp

Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has been so growth-oriented over the past decade — building new mines across the Americas and snapping up gold assets left and right — that it’s easy to forget sometimes just how productive its…


A stockpile of ore from Torex Gold's Guajes gold mine in Mexico's Guerrero gold belt. Credit: Torex Gold

Torex Gold plans large, low-cost mine in Mexico

When Torex Gold Resources’ (TSX: TXG) El Limon–Guajes open-pit gold mine in Mexico’s Guerrero gold belt ramps up to full production in 2017, the company expects it will be among the largest and lowest-cost gold mines in the…


TSX Venture loses ground, Sept. 2-5

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite took a step back during the shortened trading period, as it lost 2.8%, or 29.1 points, en route to a 994.89-point weekly close. Precious metal and commodity futures were on the decline, and Statistics Canada…


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