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Hasbrouck Peak at West Kirkland Mining's Hasbrouck gold property in Nevada. Credit: West Kirkland Mining

West Kirkland CEO talks Hasbrouck, Three Hills deal

VANCOUVER — Nine months ago it became apparent to president and CEO R. Michael Jones and his team at explorer West Kirkland Mining (TSXV: WKM; US-OTC: WKLDF) that the company needed to reassess what it was doing and pinpoint the…



Facilities at Uranerz Energy's Nichols Ranch uranium mine in Wyoming.   Credit: Uranerz Energy

Uranerz Energy’s Nichols Ranch starts production

Uranerz Energy (TSX: URZ; NYSE-MKT: URZ) has become the newest member of a small club of uranium producers now that its first uranium mine — Nichols Ranch — received final clearance from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and…



The past-producing Main pit at Pilot Gold's Kinsley Mountain gold project in northeast Nevada. Credit: Pilot Gold

More high-grade prompts Pilot Gold to expand Kinsley

Results from infill and step-out drilling at the Western Flank target of Pilot Gold’s (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) majority owned Kinsley Mountain project in Nevada continue to yield high-grade intercepts, sending the company’s share…



Augusta Resource president and CEO Gil Clausen.

Augusta’s Clausen on Hudbay bid, other suitors

Nine interested parties — including a number of “significant industry players” — have signed confidentiality agreements to review the Rosemont copper project in Arizona, Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT: AZC) says.



Conveyors at Allied Nevada Gold's Hycroft gold mine, 86 km west of Winnemucca, Nevada. Credit: Allied Nevada Gold

Allied Nevada hits the comeback trail

Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) has been one of the more challenged operators in the gold sector in recent years, but its latest production results show a company on the comeback trail.



A haul truck at Capstone Mining's Pinto Valley copper-moly-silver mine in Arizona. Credit: Capstone Mining

Capstone more than doubles Pinto Valley mine life

VANCOUVER — Six months after buying the Pinto Valley mine, Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) has shown that the copper–molybdenum–silver mine can be operated for at least eight extra years and produce a billion more…


Western Lithium's plant under construction in Fernley, Nevada, which will process hectatone clay from the Kings Valley project, 322 km away. The clay is used in the oil and gas industry and should generate cash for the company, which hopes to eventually produce lithium at Kings Valley. Credit: Western Lithium

Tesla drives momentum for Western Lithium

When electric-carmaker Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced on Feb. 26 that it would build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory in the U.S., Western Lithium (TSX: WLC; US-OTC: WLCDF) surged 36% to 72¢ per share, with…


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