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U.S. equities march higher, Jan. 20-23

U.S. stocks snapped a three-week losing streak to close the abbreviated trading week higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 161.03 points, or 0.9%, to finish at 17,672.60, while the S&P 500 Index moved up 32.4 points, or 1.6%, to…



Alacer Gold's 80%-owned Copler gold mine in eastern Turkey, 550 km east of Ankara. Credit: Alacer Gold

Alacer boosts leaching capacity at pler

Alacer Gold (TSX: ASR) says it can increase the heap-leach capacity at its 80%-held Copler gold mine in Turkey to extend oxide gold production beyond 2017. 




Lydian International's Amulsar gold project in Armenia, 170 km south of the capital city of Yerevan. Credit: Lydian International

Lydian scores final mine permit at Amulsar

VANCOUVER — Shares of Lydian International (TSX: LYD; US-OTC: LYDIF) were on the rise after news that the company cleared the final permitting hurdle at its wholly owned Amulsar epithermal gold deposit, 170 km south of…



A surface showing of pink sapphire and ruby mineralization at True North Gems' Kigutilik gemstone project in Greenland. Credit: True North Gems

True North Gems builds Greenland’s first ruby mine

True North Gems (TSXV: TGX; US-OTC: TNGMF) kicked off its first field season in Greenland a decade ago, but is finally closing in on the prize: an open-pit mine that will produce ruby and pink sapphire gemstones starting next year, and running…



Metalor gains ‘Fairmined Refiner’ status

The Colombia-based Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) has given refiner Metalor its ‘Fairmined Refiner’ designation, making the firm the first London Bullion Market Association (LBMA)-approved refiner to hold that status.


In western Turkey, looking south from Alamos Gold's Agi Dagi gold project towards its Kirazli gold project, 3 km away. Credit: Alamos Gold

Alamos scores Agi Dagi EIA approval, but Kirazli in limbo

VANCOUVER — It’s been a rocky permitting road for producer Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) in Turkey given the legal troubles surrounding its Kirazli epithermal gold project. But the company looks to have made some…


Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Miedzi Copper loses Poland concessions

Ross Beaty isn’t the type of businessman who normally airs his grievances in public. But when two of his copper concessions in Poland were apparently revoked by the Polish government, he felt he had no choice.


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