Good gold recoveries might improve economics at North Bullfrog
VANCOUVER – Metallurgical testwork is returning good results for Corvus Gold (KOR-T) as the company pushes towards production at its North Bullfrog project in Nevada.
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Gold, copper remain Alaska’s best undeveloped assets
VANCOUVER — Alaska did not see new mines commissioned or built in 2012, but an overview of the state’s year in mining and exploration from Avalon Development president Curt Freeman at Roundup 2013 in Vancouver showed that mining and…
Shaking it up at Klondex
Last June Klondex Mines (KDX-T) replaced its board with a new slate of directors and in September hired Paul Huet as its chief executive, a mine engineer and expert in narrow vein gold mining best known for building and permitting Great Basin…
More cash flows into US equities, Jan. 28-Feb. 1
U.S. equities posted another strong trading week with the Dow Jones Industrial Average closing above the 14,000 mark for the first time since October 2007 (up 0.82% to 1,4009.79) and the S&P finishing above the 15,000-point level for…
Back Forty gains grade but HudBay keeps project suspended
VANCOUVER – A new resource estimate for the Back Forty project in Michigan has boosted the deposit’s metal grades, but despite the improvement there is no work underway at the site because project operator HudBay Minerals (HBM-T)…
Meadow Bay rises on Atlanta resource expansion
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Meadow Bay Gold (MAY-T) enjoyed a share jump and uptick in trading activity following a resource update at its wholly-owned Atlanta gold-silver project in Lincoln County, Nevada, that doubles the…
Royalty sale a windfall for Premier Gold
It’s not every day that an exploration and development company can turn a profit of US$35 million in just fourteen months with what appears to be very little effort.
Roundup 2013: Alaska’s year in mining and exploration
VANCOUVER – Alaska did not see any new mines commissioned or constructed in 2012, but an overview of the state’s year in mining and exploration from Avalon Development president Curt Freeman at Roundup in Vancouver showed that…
Golden Predator changes name and focus to royalties
Golden Predator’s (GPD-T) decision to transition to a royalty-only mining company and build on its existing base of 34 projects pushed the junior’s shares up 16.7% to 38.5¢ on 2.7 million shares traded.
Cline keeps its head above water
Six months after Toronto-based Cline Mining (CMK-T) suspended operations at its wholly owned New Elk metallurgical coal mine outside of Trinidad, Colo., the company is still searching for answers.
Cline strives to to stay above water
VANCOUVER — Six months after Toronto-based Cline Mining (CMK-T) announced a suspension of operations at its wholly-owned New Elk metallurgical (met) coal mine outside of Trinidad, Colorado, the company is still searching for answers.
SEC approves first copper-backed ETF
After a two-year regulatory battle, J.P. Morgan Chase (JPM-N) has won approval from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to launch an investment vehicle that tracks the price of copper.