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Western Pacific Resources executives and staff at the entrance to the historic Deer Trail gold mine in Utah.  Photo by Adrian Pocobelli.

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…





Capstone Mining's Pinto Valley copper-molybdenum mine in Arizona, 125 km east of Phoenix.  Credit: Capstone Mining

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…


View of the southwest access pit at Pilot Gold's Kinsley project in Nevada. Credit: Pilot Gold

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…



A dump truck at Augusta Resource's Rosemont copper-molybdenum project in Arizona. Credit: Augusta Resource

Augusta shares whipsawed on EPA commentary

Shareholders of junior outfit Augusta Resource (TSX: AZC; NYSE-MKT) got a little skittish after the release of a letter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) by non-government organization Save the Scenic Santa Ritas (SSSR), a…


Geologists inspecting core at Castle Mountain Mining's namesake gold project in San Bernardino County, California. Credit: Castle Mountain Mining

Castle Mountain completes maiden resource

Research analysts Joe Mazumdar and Scott McLean of Canaccord Genuity in Vancouver have raised their target price on Castle Mountain Mining (TSXV: CMM) to $1 per share and added the company to the Canaccord Genuity Focus List, after the…


PotashCorp cuts workforce by 18%

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is reducing its workforce by 18% amid soft crop-nutrient demand from developing markets.


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