Alio’s Q2 hampered by lower gold grades
Alio Gold (TSX: ALO; NYSE: ALO) reported higher production costs and lower metal revenues in 2018’s second quarter compared to the same quarter in 2017, largely due to complications at…
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Hecla scores US$12M profit in Q2
Precious metals miner Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) has posted a second quarter profit of US$11.9 million on sales revenue of US$147.3 million, powered in large part by a significant decline…
Condor receives La India permit in Nicaragua
Condor Gold (TSX: COG; LON: CNR) has received an environmental permit to build and operate a 2,800 tonnes per day processing plant at its 100% owned La India gold project…
Chris Stewart leaving Treasury to join McEwen Mining
Intermediate gold and silver miner McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) is picking up a new president and chief operating officer in the form of mining engineer Chris Stewart, who…
McEwen increases gold production in Q2
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) has reported strong second quarter financial and production results, largely building on last year’s results. The company produced 36,959 oz. gold in the second…
Yamana set to exceed 2018 gold production guidance
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) expects to exceed its previous 2018 production guidance of 900,000 oz. gold after achieving higher than expected production at its Chapada, Canadian Malartic, Jacobina…
Condor Gold eyes resolution to slow permitting in Nicaragua
After a nearly two-year delay, Condor Gold (TSX: COG; US-OTC: CNDGF; LON: CNR) is confident the Nicaraguan government will soon issue the company an environmental permit to build and operate…
Avino sees copper output rise, silver-gold decline in Q2
Vancouver-based junior miner Avino Silver & Gold Mines (TSX: ASM; NYSE-AM: ASM) had a mixed second quarter of production at its Avino property in Mexico’s Durango state, with copper production…
Bluestone’s Cerro Blanco takes shape in Guatemala
When John Robins, founder and chairman of Kaminak Gold, sold the junior to Goldcorp (TSX: GG; NYSE: GG) for $560 million in 2016, the exploration geologist and entrepreneur let it…
Mexican Gold’s Las Minas has big-time backers
It all started with a cup of coffee in Zacatecas. Brian Robertson was swapping stories with a fellow engineer when he learned about 30 historical mines in the cliffs and…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 110: Nicaragua and Yukon mineral development ft Condor, Atac, Alexco & Yukon DM Mills
This week we serve up a double-header offering of highlights from the Canadian Mining Symposium in London: an interview with Condor Gold chairman and CEO Mark Child; and a panel…
TSX Venture falls, June 11-15
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended the trading week down once again, falling 2.6% to 754.4. Shares of Cantex Mine Development rose 18¢ to 33¢. The company said it…