Morien has big plans for Donkin
Morien Resources (TSXV: MOX; US-OTC: APMCF) is three steps closer to putting the massive Donkin coal deposit into production next year.
Canada
Slam keeps busy at Menneval
Slam Exploration’s (TSXV: SXL; US-OTC: SLMXF) CEO Mike Taylor, a veteran geologist, had more than a hunch that there should be other gold deposits near Saint-Quentin, N.B., after local prospector Tim Lavoie discovered a gold deposit there…
Taseko heads to court to shelve New Prosperity panel findings
VANCOUVER — Taseko Mines (TSX: TKO; NYSE-MKT: TGB) is certain Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) used the wrong project design in assessing the tailings storage facility at the proposed New Properity mine, a fundamental error that led the…
Carlisle Goldfields unveils economics for Lynn Lake camp
VANCOUVER — It has been a busy 18 months for Toronto-based junior Carlisle Goldfields (TSX: CGJ; US-OTC: CGJCF) at its wholly owned, 285 sq. km property package across the historic Lynn Lake greenstone belt in northern Manitoba….
Stratabound unbound in New Brunswick
VANCOUVER — It has been a bit of a tough year for Calgary-based junior Stratabound Minerals (TSXV: SB; US-OTC: SBMLF) at its wholly owned Captain North Extension (CNE) zinc–lead–silver deposit in the prolific Bathurst…
Mega Precious gets the cash to push on Monument Bay
Mega Precious Metals (TSXV: MGP) has secured financing to drive its Monument Bay gold project in Manitoba to the next level.
Hudbay to triple copper-equivalent production by 2016
Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) CEO David Garofalo says the company is more focused on the bigger growth picture than what will happen in the next quarter.
Trevali poised to benefit from zinc’s revival
VANCOUVER — In a market where raising even a few million dollars is tough, Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is busy filling a $46-million bought-deal financing, adding to a balance sheet that in the last 14 months already saw $16…
TSX Venture Exchange, Nov. 25-29
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index finished in the green for the first time in nearly a month during the trading period, as it rose 2.74 points en route to a 934.89-point close. Markets were bolstered late in the week by rising metal…
Kinross sees earnings decline despite strong production
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based producer Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is trying its best to adjust to precious-metal markets, but lower-than-anticipated gold prices keep cutting into the company’s earnings. Kinross has, however, taken…
Prophecy Platinum reports a half-mile of mineralization
Picture seven football fields in a row of continuous mineralization, and that’s the width of platinum group metal (PGM) mineralization intercepted in a single drill hole at Prophecy Platinum’s (TSXV: NKL; US-OTC: PNIKF) Wellgreen…
Platinum, palladium markets to remain in deficit: Johnson Matthey
The markets for platinum and palladium will likely be in a deficit in 2014, according to a report by London-based Johnson Matthey.