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Rockex advances island deposits in Ontario

The iron ore deposits on Eagle Island, Fish Island and Wolf Island at the southwestern end of Lake St. Joseph in northwestern Ontario were first detected at the turn of the century by employees of the Hudson’s Bay Company, long before…


B.C.’s next copper kings

VANCOUVER — With capital costs escalating all over the industry and mine financing not getting any easier, infrastructure is looking as crucial as ever for those looking to build a major copper mine in British Columbia while keeping costs…



A headframe at Claude Resources' Seabee gold project, 125 km northeast of La Ronge, Saskatchewan. Photo by Claude Resources

Claude ups inferred resources by 236%

Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) shares gained 17% a day after the miner updating its gold reserves and resources on its wholly owned Seabee gold operation in Saskatchewan.


Geologist Tanushree Bose inspects core at Victory Gold Mines' Gold Pike gold project near Timmins, Ontario. Photo by Victory Gold Mines

Victory Gold hits the spot at Gold Pike

In the gold mining game some juniors search for the next big elephant in far-flung places that have seen nary a drill collar, while others take a more conservative approach.


Aurizon dips on financials, seeks growth

Last year was a good year for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-N), says George Paspalas, the president and chief executive of  the company, which has been mining the Casa Berardi gold project in Quebec since 2006.



A leach pad, tailing ponds and other processing facilities at Silvercrest Mines' Santa Elena gold-silver mine in Hermosillo, Mexico - one of Sandstorm Gold's producing gold streams. Photo by Silvercrest Mines

Sandstorm Gold a rising star in commodity-stream financing

Sandstorm Gold (SSL-V) is not an exploration or operational mining outfit. The company is not interested in spending equity capital on surface exploration, drill programs or environmental-impact studies. Instead, Sandstorm took the idea of…


A ‘win-win’ deal for Kirkland, Queenston

In a move to secure future growth, Kirkland Lake Gold (KGI-T, KGI-L) is buying Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T) 50% stake in seven jointly held properties the two have in Ontario’s Kirkland Lake gold camp for $60 million in cash and a…



The old Leprechaun offers up challenges to Marathon

Marathon Gold (MOZ-T) and Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) had to fight through some heritage issues at the Leprechaun deposit in Newfoundland, but its latest resource update outlines a resilient deposit.


Richmont drops on Wasamac’s PEA

Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) saw it shares tumble after publishing a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Wasamac gold project in Rouyn-Noranda, Que.


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