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Enexco's flagship project is the Contact copper project in northern Nevada. It also holds a 20% interest inDenison Mines' (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) Bachman Lake uranium project in the Athabasca basin.Credit: Cameco

Enexco jumps on uranium hit at Mann Lake

International Enexco (TSXV: IEC) saw its shares climb 23% after announcing the thickest and highest grade hit yet from its 30%-held Mann Lake uranium property in Saskatchewan’s prolific Athabasca basin.  


Altan Nevada Minerals' North Star gold project in Nevada. Credit: Altan Nevada Minerals

Altan CEO gets creative to finance greenfield exploration

VANCOUVER — It has been a lean two years for mineral explorers, and Evan Jones has seen just how tough capital markets have been on juniors, having guided sister companies Altan Rio Minerals (TSXV: AMO) and Altan Nevada Minerals (TSXV:…


Drillers last month at Pilot Gold's Kinsley Mountain gold project in Elko County, Nevada. Credit: Pilot Gold

Pilot, Nevada Sunrise jump on strong drill results

Shares in Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) and Nevada Sunrise Gold (TSXV: NEV; US-OTC: NVSGF) got a welcome boost after solid drill results on their jointly held Kinsley Mountain gold project in Elko County, Nevada.



A drill rig Corvus Gold's North Bullfrog gold project in southern Nevada. Credit: Corvus Gold

Progress at North Bullfrog keeps Corvus shares climbing

VANCOUVER — It has been a good year so far for Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR). The company started out 2014 with almost $12 million in the bank, and has since released a raft of good drill results from its flagship North Bullfrog gold project in…


Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project  in Arizona. Credit: Augusta Resource

Augusta blasts Hudbay’s ‘lowball’ hostile bid

Augusta Resource’s (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) board calls the unsolicited takeover offer by Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) “grossly opportunistic” and “lowballed,” and urges shareholders to reject the…



Trucks on location at Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project in Arizona. Credit: Augusta Resource

Hudbay launches hostile takeover of Augusta

If Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) succeeds in its hostile takeover bid for Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) and the exploration company’s attractive Rosemont copper porphyry project in Arizona, the base metals producer…


Drilling at Excelsior Mining's Gunnison copper project in Arizona, 105 km southeast of Tucson. Credit: Excelsior Mining

Excelsior’s strong economics at Gunnison create market stir

VANCOUVER — Excelsior Mining (TSXV: MIN) took its time with a prefeasibility study (PFS) at its Gunnison copper project in southern Arizona, but when the company finally unveiled its results on Jan. 17, the market took notice. Excelsior…


Casablanca urges Cliffs to spin off international assets

Shares in Cleveland-based Cliffs Natural Resources (NYSE: CLF) have been trading heavily since activist hedge-fund Casablanca Capital urged the company to spin off its international assets and implement other changes to boost…


Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper project, 50 km southeast of Tucson, Arizona. Credit: Augusta Resource

Augusta takes Rosemont to the next level

It only took a letter from a non-governmental organization (NGO) to cut deep into the equity value of Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) late last year, but since then the company has been building back value while securing…


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