Allied Nevada clears out worrisome covenants
Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) has gained some wriggle room as it pushes into the new year with a lofty plan to expand its flagship Hycroft mine in Nevada.
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Commentary: Rob McEwen on the outlook for 2014
Rob McEwen, chairman and chief owner of McEwen Mining, shared his thoughts with The Northern Miner about the outlook for the mining industry in 2014. McEwen Mining’s principal assets consist of the San Jose mine in Santa Cruz, Argentina…
Commentary: Global mining M&A and investment in 2013
Like in any industry, supply-demand imbalances in mining products are at the root of dramatic price fluctuations and market upheavals. This is what has been happening in the mining industry in 2013: market imbalances have led to rock bottom…
Wildcat touts manganeseupside at Hermosa in Arizona
VANCOUVER — The full picture is coming into focus for Wildcat Silver (TSXV: WS; US-OTC: WLDVF) at its flagship Hermosa polymetallic project, 80 km southeast of Tucson, Ariz. Though the company has released two preliminary economic…
Western Pacific partners with Quintana at Deer Trail
VANCOUVER — In November Western Pacific Resources (TSXV: WRP) was forced to extend its purchase agreement at the historic Deer Lake polymetallic mine, located 266 km southwest of Salt Lake City, Utah. But with a new strategic partner…
International Millennium, Elephant Copper to merge
Vancouver-based International Millennium Mining (TSXV: IMI), which has exploration properties in B.C. and Nevada, is adding ground to its portfolio in Africa through a planned merger with a slightly larger private company called Elephant Copper.
Aurcana tumbles as it closes the Shafter mine
Aurcana (TSXV: AUN; OTCQX: AUNFF) is taking its Shafter silver mine in Texas immediately offline due to declining silver prices.
Aurcana slides on suboptimal Q3 results
The third quarter wasn’t kind to Aurcana (TSXV: AUN; US-OTC: AUNFF), and the market took notice.
Capstone’s Pinto Valley ‘doing better than expected’
Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) shares got a boost after the Vancouver-based firm said its recently acquired Pinto Valley copper–molybdenum mine in Arizona could produce more than the targeted 22 million to 27 million lb. copper…
Russian billionaire acquires Mercator
VANCOUVER — Struggling copper producer Mercator Minerals (TSX: ML) has reportedly been on the market since late September, and the company found a suitor in Intergeo MMC — a Russian-based resource company controlled by…
Pilot Gold finds high-grade structures at Kinsley
VANCOUVER — A 36.6-metre intercept grading 8.53 grams gold per tonne has Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) convinced anew the Kinsley Mountain project in Nevada could contain a lot of gold.
US markets, Nov. 25-29
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 marked their eighth straight week of gains, with the Dow climbing 21.64 points, or 0.14% to 16,086.41, and the S&P 500 up 1.05 points, or 0.10% to 1,805.81. The eight-week streak for the…