The Golden Predator claws more results out of the Yukon
Golden Predator’s (GPD-T) deep portfolio of projects in the Yukon is looking a little more robust after its latest drill results.
Canada
Pretium sketches a larger mine at Brucejack
Pretium Resources’ (PVG-T, PVG-N) updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the Brucejack gold-silver project in northern British Columbia outlines a larger and more robust mine.
Venture largely flat in Feb 13-17 period
Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index was largely flat for a second week, exchanging an 11 point loss the week before for a 4.6 point gain in the February 13 to 17 period to end at 1,658.15 points. Volume continued to drop…
People
Coeur d’Alene Mines — Randy Buffington appointed senior VP of operations.
Canada and China sign landmark uranium agreement
A new trade deal allowing Canadian uranium exports to China is eliciting cheers from uranium companies across the country. The deal was one of several agreements signed during a visit to China in early February by Canadian Prime Minister…
Marathon Gold goes the distance in Idaho, Newfoundland
Newfoundland-focused explorer Marathon Gold (MOZ-T) is ramping up its U.S. presence with a 20,000-metre drill program at its Golden Chest gold mine project in Idaho and a historic Bonanza gold mine acquisition across the state line in Oregon.
Grande Cache rises as deal nears completion
Investment Canada shunned critics and gave a nod to Winsway Coking Coal’s bid for Calgary-based Grande Cache Coal (GCE-T).
Odds ‘n’ sods: Listening to Old Pete’s stories
During my forty years in the mining business I have listened to hundreds of stories about lost mineral showings, rich gold deposits just over this hill or that, odd-looking rock types that elude scientific description and even fur trappers…
Gold sniffs for Benton at Sewell-West project
Last December Benton Resources (BTC-V) launched a 1,500-metre drill program at its Sewell-West Timmins grassroots gold project in northern Ontario, 60 km west of Timmins and 40 km west of Lake Shore Gold’s (LSG-T) Timmins gold mine.
Panoramic launches hostile bid for Magma Metals
An unfriendly takeover bid of Magma Metals (MMW-T, MMW-A) by Australia’s Panoramic Resources (PAN-A) sent Magma’s shares in Toronto up 77% to close at 15¢ on Feb. 3 with nearly 3 million shares changing hands.
Positive PEA for Queenston’s Upper Beaver
A preliminary economic assessment of Queenston Mining’s (QMI-T, QNMNF-O) flagship Upper Beaver project in northern Ontario envisions production of 120,000 ounces of gold and 5.3 million pounds of copper a year at attractive cash costs…
Shear secures Jericho water licence
Vancouver – Shear Diamonds (SRM-V) has been given the final ok on a renewal of its water licence for its Jericho diamond project in Nunavut.