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The Los Helados valley on the Chile-Argentina border, where NGEx Resources has one of its Los Helados copper-gold project. Source: NGEx Resources

NGEx builds on discovery in Chile-Argentina

VANCOUVER — Junior explorer NGEx Resources (TSX: NGQ; US-OTC: NGQRF) continues to expand mineralization at its Filo Del Sol project in a district it refers to as “Chile’s largest new copper-gold camp.” Bob Carmichael,…







Loading rock into a haul truck at Mandalay Resources' Bjorkdal gold mine in northern Sweden. Credit: Mandalay Resources

Mandalay shines in tough markets

It’s no surprise analysts have been praising Mandalay Resources (TSX: MND; US-OTC: MNDJF) for meeting its production guidance and paying dividends, which many competing juniors are struggling to do in the bleak commodity price environment.


Equipment in the pit at Kinross Gold's Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania. Credit:  Kinross Gold

Kinross defers Tasiast mill expansion

Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) has put its US$1.6-billion Tasiast mill expansion project on hold to keep its balance sheet intact in the current low gold price environment, with at least one analyst thinking the firm is considering other…


Yamana Gold's Cerro Moro gold-silver project in Santa Cruz, Argentina. Credit: Yamana Gold

Yamana aims to apply ‘lessons learned’ at Cerro Moro

VANCOUVER — It’s become relatively rare to see intermediate gold producers commit capital to new developments, but Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) is bucking the trend at its Cerro Moro low-sulphidation epithermal deposit in Santa…


Rocks travel on a conveyor at Coeur Mining's mill at its Kensington gold mine in Alaska. Credit: Coeur Mining

Coeur takes US$1B writedown in 2014

Coeur Mining (TSX: CDM; NYSE: CDE), the largest U.S.-based silver producer, reported a wider net loss for 2014 as it took a US$1-billion after-tax writedown in the fourth quarter, following weaker silver and gold prices.


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