Canada

Blackwater PEA drives New Gold higher

A preliminary economic assessment of New Gold’s (NGD-T) Blackwater gold project in central B.C., 112 km southwest of Vanderhoof, suggests it should generate robust economic returns, even at a gold price that is US$500 per oz. below where…


Copper Mountain Mining's namesake copper mine, 20 km south of Princeton, British Columbia. Photo by The Northern Miner

Copper Mountain a target, CIBC says

Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-T) and its copper mine in B.C. could become a takeover target, Matthew Gibson of CIBC argues in a new research report.


Here comes Oceanic Iron Ore

When Steven Dean stepped down in late 2002 as president of Teck Cominco, now Teck Resources (TCK.B-T, TCK-N), his motivation was pretty simple: he just wanted to spend more time with his family after spending years on the road, a fact…


Taseko takes a second swing at New Prosperity

VANCOUVER — Nearly two years after its initial environmental assessment was rejected, Vancouver-based Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) is stepping up to the plate for a second attempt at permitting its US$1.1-billion New Prosperity copper-gold…


Trevali gets the cash to build

Trevali Mining’s (TV-T) ambition to build itself into a substantive zinc miner has taken another significant step forward.



Drilling at Martiniere boosts Balmoral

Shares of Balmoral Resources(BAR-V, BALMF-O) surged nearly 40% in the three trading days after the junior explorer reported results on Aug. 16 from its summer drill program at its flagship Martiniere property in Quebec’s Abitibi region,…


A drill rig at Midland Exploration's Patris gold project, 30 km northeast of Rouyn-Noranda in Quebec. Photo by Midland Exploration

Midland showcases partnership model

Junior Midland Exploration (MD-V) has assembled a number of gold, base metal and rare earth element projects in the Abitibi and James Bay area of Quebec, but it is perhaps best known for championing the partnership model.


Canadian Zinc VP of exploration and COO Alan Taylor (left) and equipment operator Jason Matt at the Prairie Creek zinc-silver-lead mine in the Northwest Territories. Photo by Anthony Vaccaro

Unfinished business at Prairie Creek

The paint dried over 30 years ago, but a “wet paint” sign still hangs on the metal railing that was erected to stop the uninitiated from falling into the crushing circuit below.


Victoria Gold VP of exploration Rich Eliason (right) and a colleague look over Haggart Creek and the exploration camp at the Dublin Gulch gold project in the Yukon. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Victoria rules at Dublin Gulch in Yukon

It has been a three-year slog for Toronto-based Victoria Gold (VIT-V) at its wholly owned Dublin Gulch property 85 km from Mayo, Yukon, but the company is nearing the finish line to put its Eagle gold deposit into production by 2015.




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