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Geologist David Penna studies drill core at North American Palladium's Lac des Iles mine located in northwestern Ontario. Credit:  North American Palladium

The Russian effect: First nickel, now palladium

First it was nickel prices and now it’s palladium. Another metal with a silver hue, albeit a more precious one, has been on a run with sanctions against Russia again being seen as the culprit.




The historic Cetate pit at Gabriel Resources' Rosia Montana gold-silver project in Romania. Credit: Gabriel Resources

Gabriel to fire 400 employees in Romania

Gabriel Resources (TSX: GBU; US-OTC: GBRRF) is set to reduce its workforce by 80%, or 400 employees, at its Rosia Montana gold–silver project in Romania if the new government makes no clear move to advance the project.



Drills in the Triangle zone at Integra Gold's Lamaque gold project in Quebec. Credit: Integra Gold

Integra eyes low-cost underground mine at Lamaque

VANCOUVER — Integra Gold’s (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: KALRF) efforts to advance its Lamaque gold project in Val-d’Or, Que., to production were just rewarded with a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) predicting a mine with a 38%…



Gramalote hill on B2Gold and AngloGold Ashanti's Gramalote gold project, 80 km northeast of Medelln, Colombia. Credit: B2Gold

B2Gold, AngloGold put Gramalote on ice

Gramalote’s chances of becoming one of the first modern commercial scale gold mine in Colombia have been diminished, as B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) released a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of the project and  said it…


San Jose yields more high grades

VANCOUVER — Partners McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) and Hochschild Mining (LSE: HOC; US-OTC: HCHDF) more than replaced the mined-out reserves at their San Jose mine in Argentina in 2013, despite the operation producing 33% more gold…


Amara Mining's Yaoure gold project in Cte d'Ivoire sits only 5 km from the Kossou hydroelectric dam (above), which will supply the project. Credit: Amara Mining

Amara highlights ‘robust returns’ in Yaoure PEA

VANCOUVER — U.K.-based producer Amara Mining (LSE: AMA, US-OTC: CLUGF) looks to have a great West African story on its hands at its brownfield Yaoure gold property, 40 km northwest of the Côte d’Ivoire capital of…



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