Miner dies at Lake Shore’s Timmins mine
Lake Shore Gold’s (LSG-T, LSG-X) share price continues to slide following the death of a miner at its newly producing Timmins West gold mine on April 2.
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Pretium sees greater high-grade potential at Brucejack
VANCOUVER — Pretium Resources (PVG-T, PVG-N) has managed to add almost 9 million oz. gold to its high-grade Brucejack resource without any extra information.
Lundin’s NGEx targets copper-gold in Chile
VANCOUVER — NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) looks to have a promising collection of copper-gold porphyry properties in Chile’s prolific Region III, but considering the company comes under the umbrella of the serially successful Lundin Group…
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…
Graphite stocks stand out on Venture in March 26-30 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index rose 10.87 points to 1,566.39 points in the March 26 to 30 period after two days of gains outweighed three days of losses. Volume was up from the week before but still fairly modest at…
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.
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.
Junior miners and explorers cashing up
Junior explorers launched substantial financings when the networking-heavy Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention wrapped up in Toronto.
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…