One of the world’s great rock collections heads to the ROM
A recent donation from Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI) has Toronto’s Royal Ontario Museum (ROM) on the cusp of finally bringing the Kirwin ore deposit collection to Canada.
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Moneta finds new gold zone at Golden Highway
Toronto-based Moneta Porcupine Mines (TSX: ME; OTC: MPUCF) is up on strong assays from a hole drilled outside of the current resource at its 100% owned Golden Highway gold project in Timmins, Ont.
The age of paternalism is gone: Bob Rae
Progress is being made at the bargaining table on a framework agreement between the Matawa Tribal Council and the provincial government on advancing the Ring of Fire, said former Ontario premier Bob Rae, who represents the council in the…
Every hole a hit as Fission joins zones at PLS
VANCOUVER — Thirty-six holes into a 90-hole winter program, the five drill rigs at Fission Uranium’s (TSXV: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) Patterson Lake South (PLS) project are batting 100% in their hunt for mineralization between the known…
Taseko denied New Prosperity
VANCOUVER — Despite a $300-million adaptation to save Fish Lake, the Canadian government will not allow Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) to build a $1.5-billion open-pit copper–gold mine at its New Prosperity project in…
Denison rises on Wheeler River results, Japan nuclear news
VANCOUVER — Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) plans to complete 60,000 metres of drilling on 13 properties in 2014, and the first set of results suggest the company’s big plans could pay off.
Regulator approves Coalspur’s Vista
VANCOUVER — It looks like financing will be the last hurdle for Coalspur Mines (TSX: CPT, US-OTC: CSPZF) at its Vista thermal coal project, 10 km east of the town of Hinton, Alta. On Feb. 27 the Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) approved…
Sabina boosts Back River resource
VANCOUVER — With an 83,000-metre drill program completed last year, Sabina Gold & Silver (TSX: SBB) has grown and upgraded the resource at its Back River gold project in Nunavut a few months before a feasibility study gets underway.
Imperial taps debt markets for final Red Chris funds
VANCOUVER — With three new funding sources arranged, Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) can see the finish line at Red Chris, the under-construction copper–gold project in northwest B.C. that will be Imperial’s fourth…
Trevali transitions from developer to producer in Peru
It took Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) just six months to move its Santander zinc–lead–silver mine in Peru from commissioning to commercial production, and now the Vancouver-based company says it’s ready to develop…
TSX Venture carries momentum, Feb. 18-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index jumped 2.5%, or 25.31 points, en route to a 1,021.66-point close for the week. The Venture closed in the green for 11 straight trading days as it broke the 1,000-point barrier for the first time in nearly…
TSX stays up, Feb. 18-21
The S&P/TSX Composite rose 150.96 points during the week to end at 14,205.72. The spot price for gold rose US$7 per oz. to $1,326.10, pushing up the gold miners. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index added 4.03 points to 204.82, while the…