New CEO Not Looking To Transform Barrick
Despite his relative youth, Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N)new president and CEO, Aaron Regent, has taken some of Canada’s largest companies through difficult times.
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Chilean copper producer buys controlling stake in Explorator Chile
Vancouver – Explorator Resources (EXO-V) is selling a 51% stake in its Chilean subsidiary, Explorator Chile, to int…
U308 Corp. reports initial uranium resource in Guyana
Canadian uranium explorer U308 Corp. (UWE-V) believes Guyana’s Roraima Basin may one day play a significant ro…
Rusoro extends deadline for Gold Reserve offer
Less than 3% of Gold Reserve’s (GRZ-T) shares have been tendered so far in Rusoro Mining’s (RML-V) hostile takeover…
Regent takes reins at Barrick
It is not every day that the world’s largest gold company changes leaders at the helm, but such a rare day occurr…
Andina Riding High At Volcan
SITE VISIT COPIAPO, CHILE — Using its US$19 million in working capital, Andina Minerals (ADM-V, ADMNF-O) is moving forward on its advanced Volcan gold-sulphur exploration project here, high in the…
Healthy Potash Price Can’t Stop The Layoffs
Gold, uranium and potash have been the three bright spots for the mining sector through what has been a historically bleak period.
Editorial: Mining Sector Layoffs Pick Up Steam
Quite a few miners across Canada and beyond rang in the new year with layoff notices, as the autumn commodities bust worked its way into the employment scene.
Stratagold ups gold resource at Dublin Gulch
Vancouver – A new resource estimate for Stratagold’s (SGV-T) Dublin Gulch project in the Yukon has added 700,…
Uruguay Minerals revises San Gregorio guidance
With about 20 exploration projects on the go, it would be easy for Uruguay Mineral Exploration (UME-V, UGY-L) to lo…
Ecuador’s new mining law one step closer to reality
New mining legislation has passed yet another hurdle in Ecuador this week, buoying hopes that foreign mining compan…
Carpathian eyes Riacho dos Machodos redux
Vancouver – Drilling beneath and beyond the past-producing open pit at the Riacho dos Machodos (RDM) gold pro…