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Delegates touring booths at AME BC's Roundup 2013. Photo by Matthew Keevil.

Roundup 2013: BC’s mining and exploration scene in 2012

VANCOUVER – To kick off a conference celebrating exploration and mining in BC, the Yukon, and Alaska, the first morning at Roundup 2013 was dedicated to overviews of all things geological in those three regions. And while the details…


The Cerro Maricunga oxide gold deposit (Lynx on the left, Phoenix in the centre, and the Crux to the far right). Source: Atacama Pacific Gold

Atacama publishes Cerro Maricunga’s PEA

Atacama Pacific Gold (ATM-T) has bright prospects for its Cerro Maricunga gold project in Chile following the release of a recent positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA), which was received positively by analysts.  


Workers attend to a drill rig at Aureus' New Liberty project in Liberia. Source: Aureus Mining

Aureus Mining on track in Liberia

When Aureus Mining (AUE-T, AUE-L) turns its Liberty Gold deposit in Liberia into an open pit mine as early as the first quarter of 2014, it will be the West African nation’s first commercial gold mine.



Venture slips slightly over Jan 21-25

VANCOUVER – The Jan. 21-25 trading week was a quiet one for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index. A few days of small gains were negated by two days of losses, leaving the index down 8.08 points to end the week at at 1,227.24. Trading…




TSX continues to roll

The TSX Composite Index continued on its recent upward trajectory as it gained 68 points for the Jan. 21-25 period. The positive run has been tied to strong corporate earnings south of the border, recovering economic growth figures from China…


A drill rig at Asante's Fahiakoba Concession in Ghana. Source: Asante Gold

Asante Gold has a history of success in Ghana

VANCOUVER — At first glance Vancouver-based Asante Gold (ASE-V) appears similar to a number of junior explorers hoping to make the next discovery in the West African nation of Ghana. Take a closer look, however, and a key difference…


Equipment at Semafo's flagship Mana mine in Burkina Faso. Source: Semafo Inc.

Semafo sees lower grades at the Mana mine

West African gold miner Semafo (SMF-T) has unveiled a more modest guidance for 2013, primarily reflecting the lower anticipated grades at its flagship Mana mine in Burkina Faso as it wrestles higher costs.


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