Allied Nevada ponders scale-back
Allied Nevada Gold (ANV-T, ANV-N) is considering a more modest proposal for expanding its Hycroft mill in Nevada, and that has dismayed the markets.
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Coeur’s revamp
Idaho-based silver producer Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) is charting a new course to thrive in the changing and turbulent market by optimizing assets and trimming costs, while still keeping an eye out for growth.
Thompson Creek sees its future in copper and gold
Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) is a go-to name in the molybdenum space, largely thanks to its namesake mine, which is the fourth-largest moly mine in the world.
Passport sees potash aplenty in Arizona
Is it possible to build a potash mine right beside Arizona’s treasured Petrified Forest National Park? Vancouver-based Passport Potash (PPI-V) believes so, and has in hand a new preliminary economic assessment that’s giving it the…
Capstone buys BHP’s Pinto Valley
VANCOUVER — Most of the world’s mining majors are selling non-core assets so that they can optimize key operations, shore up earnings and cut back capital outlays. The shift follows a few years of overspending spurred by commodity…
Capstone buys Pinto Valley mine from BHP
VANCOUVER – Most of the world’s mining majors are selling non-core assets to focus on optimizing key operations, shoring up earnings, and cutting back capital outlays. The shift follows a few years of overspending spurred by commodity…
Site visit: Paramount stages golden revival at Sleeper
WINNEMUCCA, NEV. — For Nevada-based explorer Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X), there’s a lot to be said for making something old new again. In mid-2010 the company picked up the past-producing Sleeper gold-silver mine, which…
Northern Vertex plans for pilot production at Moss
VANCOUVER — Northern Vertex Mining (NEE-V) wants to get into production as soon as possible, and the junior has taken a big step in this direction with a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) of its Moss project in Arizona that lays…
Nevada Copper tops up coffers with Red Kite loan
VANCOUVER — Things are rolling along for Vancouver-based Nevada Copper (NCU-T) at its development-stage Pumpkin Hollow iron oxide-copper-gold project, 13 km southeast of the picturesque town of Yerington, Nev.
Transition Metals to acquire HTX Minerals
Geologist Scott McLean and geophysicist Keven Stevens set up privately held HTX Minerals in late 2007 and started raising capital for the start-up exploration company in January 2008.
Midway gets key permit, pushes Pan closer to production
Midway Gold (MDW-V, MDW-X) is closer now to production than ever, with the Nevada state government handing the company the water pollution control permit needed for its Pan Gold project.
Nevada Copper tops up coffers with Red Kite loan
VANCOUVER — Things continue to roll along for Vancouver-based Nevada Copper (NCU-T) at its development-stage Pumpkin Hollow iron-oxide copper gold project 13 km southeast of the picturesque town of Yerington, Nevada. With a busy year…