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A driller on a rig at Mega Precious Metals' North Madsen gold project in Ontario. Photo by Mega Precious Metals

Mega Precious can’t help but think big

Mega Precious Metals (MGP-V) could be the most aptly named gold company on the junior circuit. With assets in Manitoba and Ontario, the company’s well-heeled management team thinks bigger is better when it comes to mining. The philosophy…


The processing plant at Paladin Energy's Kayelekera uranium mine in northern Malawi. Photo by Paladin Energy

Paladin Energy turns the corner

Two months of unplanned shutdowns to upgrade its plant and complete remediation work due to land movement at the Kayelekera open-pit uranium mine in Malawi have not stalled production for junior Paladin Energy (PDN-T), as it increased…


Barrick undeterred by Argentine glacier ruling

Despite an unfavourable court ruling, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is confident that its Pascua-Lama gold-silver project in Argentina’s San Juan province will push ahead.Argentina’s Supreme Court ruled that a much-debated…


Floatation cells at Flinders Resources' past-producing Kringel graphite mine in central Sweden. Photo by Flinders Resources

Flinders sees upside in Swedish graphite revival

Just outside the small town of Edsbyn central Sweden sits the idle Kringel graphite mine, which represents a prime opportunity according to Vancouver-based Flinders Resources (FDR-V).With the deposit delineated by the Swedish government in the…


A view of the airstrip at the Colomac project, part of Nighthawk Gold's Indin Lake gold property in the Northwest Territories 220 km north of Yellowknife. Photo by Nighthawk Gold

Nighthawk to soar on NWT gold

Gold finds in the Far North don’t begin and end with the Yukon. While the territory has hogged much of the exploration headlines over the last few years, Nighthawk Gold (NHK-V) is reminding investors that the territory to the east still…


AuRico trims 2012 production guidance

AuRico Gold (AUQ-T, AUQ-N) has revised its 2012 production guidance after a high turnover of workers at its Ocampo gold-silver mine in Mexico dragged down output in the second quarter.The Toronto-based producer says the shortage of workers at…


Spanish Mountain aims for improved economics

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Spanish Mountain Gold (SPA-V) is on track to release updated economics at its Spanish Mountain gold project 70-km northeast of Williams Lake, B.C. by October. The company pushed back the date on its…



Hecla goes hostile on U.S. Silver

In yet another sign that M&A continues to pick up steam Hecla Mining (HL-N) is seeking to derail a merger agreement reached last month between U.S. Silver (USA-T) and RX Gold & Silver (RXE-V) and scoop up U.S. Silver for itself in an…


Interview with Agnico’s Sean Boyd

At a time when investor sensitivities to management miscues and misguided strategies are running high, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N) stands out as a miner that has stuck to its mantra of providing stable growth with low political…




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