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Delegates touring booths at AME BC's Roundup 2013. Photo by Matthew Keevil.

Roundup 2013: BC’s mining and exploration scene in 2012

VANCOUVER – To kick off a conference celebrating exploration and mining in BC, the Yukon, and Alaska, the first morning at Roundup 2013 was dedicated to overviews of all things geological in those three regions. And while the details…



Cliffs to take major hit in Q4

Two years ago when Cliffs Natural Resources (CLF-N) acquired Consolidated Thompson Iron Mines for US$4.97 billion, many critics argued the Cleveland-based company had overpaid.




Western Copper and Gold's Casino copper-gold-molybdenum project in the Yukon. Source: Western Copper and Gold

Western Copper jumps on Casino feasibility study

For resource companies, it can be hard to keep investors interested during the lull between discovery and development. During those years the story shifts from exciting exploration results to endless studies of metallurgy, hydrography, power…



Visitors at Seabridge Gold's KSM gold-copper project, 70 km north of Stewart, British Columbia. Source: Seabridge Gold

KSM keeps growing for Seabridge

Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T, SA-N) KSM project is already one of the largest undeveloped gold projects in the world, home to 38 million oz. gold and 10 billion lb. copper. But with drills tapping into deep core zones and new stepout targets,…


An aircraft landing strip near the camp at Kivalliq Energy's Angilak uranium property in Nunavut. Source: Kivalliq Energy

Kivalliq stacks uranium resources at Angilak

It has been roughly three years since uranium explorer Kivalliq Energy (KIV-V) began drilling in earnest at its 1,377-sq.-km Angilak property in Nunavut. The company has long maintained it is looking at a district-scale play in what could…


A worker on a piece of mine-development equipment at Brigus Gold's Black Fox gold mine in Timmins, Ontario. Source: Brigus Gold

Brigus looks to a brighter 2013

Brigus Gold (BRD-T, BRD-X) has hit its 2012 production target and is eyeing more gold production and growth in the new year.  



Historic processing facilities at Clifton Star Resources' past-producing Duparquet gold project, located 50 km north of Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec. Source: Clifton Star Resources

Clifton Star hits PEA milestone at Duparquet

The way forward is coming into focus for junior explorer Clifton Star Resources (CFO-V) at its multi-million ounce Duparquet gold property in northwestern Quebec, 50 km by road north of the mining town of Rouyn-Noranda. The company has…


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