Victoria sells assets to focus on Eagle
Victoria Gold (VIT-V) is trading in Nevada for the Yukon.
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Venture drops in April 2-5 period
VANCOUVER — The shortened April 2 to 5 trading period was not kind to the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index, which dropped 85.35 points to end at 1,481.04 points. The drop effectively put the index back where it was at the beginning of…
Ian Ball: Taking an unconventional route to the top
In the eight years since graduating from Ryerson University in Toronto with a bachelor of commerce degree, Ian Ball has made a major silver discovery in Mexico, claimed the title of senior vice-president at McEwen Mining (MAQ-T, MUX-N) and…
Class actions now in session
The numbers are sobering: A $4-billion class-action lawsuit against Kinross Gold (K-T, KGC-N), a $1-billion claim against Baffinland Iron Mines, a $250-million claim against Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), a $66-million claim against Eastern…
Sizing up BC’s next copper kings
With capital costs escalating all around the industry and mine financing not getting any easier, good infrastructure looks to be as crucial as ever to building a successful, major copper mine in B.C.
Wallbridge continues to entice larger producers to pay for play
Wallbridge Mining (WM-T) continues to lock-up deals with bigger platinum players in a bid to prove up projects while minimizing shareholder dilution.
The Yukon gold rush matures
VANCOUVER — The Yukon gold exploration season is ramping up for another year, looking a little more restrained for 2012 but still full of potential.
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.
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…