Alamos posts solid Q3 results
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) had a relatively good run in the third-quarter, with adjusted earnings of US$9.2 million, or US7¢ per share — in line with analysts’ expectations.
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Brixton poised to solve geological puzzle at Thorn
ATLIN, B.C. — It’s been a tough time for juniors trying to fund grassroots exploration, but it helps when high-profile investors take notice and decide to support a project. And that’s been the case for…
Northern Vertex mines Moss
BULLHEAD CITY, ARIZONA — Sometimes an old project just needs a new perspective. For the Moss gold-silver mine project in northwestern Arizona, that new perspective arrived two and a half years ago when Northern Vertex Mining (TSXV: NEE)…
Allied Nevada gets back on track
After a rough second quarter slashed its stock price, Allied Nevada Gold (TSX: ANV; NYSE-MKT: ANV) could make the year’s biggest comeback.
Enexco tables Contact PEA in Nevada
International Enexco (TSXV: IEC) is taking a measured approach to building its wholly owned Contact copper project in Nevada, with a recent prefeasibility study showing the deposit could be economically mined as a small and relatively cheap…
Uranium Energy signs US$7.1M financing
U.S.-based uranium miner and explorer Uranium Energy (NYSE-MKT: UEC) recently lined up a US$7.1 million financing to support the growth of its South Texas exploration projects, mainly the Burke Hollow in-situ recovery property in Bee County.
Columbus cuts near-surface gold at Eastside
VANCOUVER — Shares of Nevada-focused explorer Columbus Gold (TSXV: CGT) were on the rise following the release of promising near-surface drill assays from its Eastside gold asset located 40 km due west of Tonopah, Nevada. The company’s…
Tech sector is key to Graphite One’s plan
VANCOUVER — North America needs lots of it, but doesn’t produce any. It is integral to a raft of important new technologies, from lithium-ion batteries to pebble-bed nuclear reactors. It is also the raw ingredient behind graphene,…
Western Pacific bets on the Deer Trail mine
MARYSVALE, UTAH — Vancouver-based exploration company Western Pacific Resources (TSXV: WRP) is adding a new project to its portfolio with the acquisition of the Deer Trail mine, a polymetallic project with silver, gold, zinc, lead and…
Castle Mountain in Cali: Old mine, new story
The Castle Mountain heap leach gold mine in San Bernardino County in southern California produced 1.24 million ounces of gold between 1991 and 2001, when mining was suspended due to low gold prices. Now a management team and board…
PwC gold study charts new ground
A study on the direct economic impact of gold — commissioned by the World Gold Council — gathers, for the first time, all the evidence of the precious metal’s economic and fiscal contribution, author PricewaterhouseCoopers…
Boart Longyear weathers downturn
When Richard O’Brien left his post as CEO of Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM; TSX: NMC) in December 2012, after five years in the job and seven at the company, he wasn’t ready to “hang up his pick” just yet.