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NovaGold completes feasibility on Donlin

An updated feasibility study on the Donlin gold project in southwestern Alaska puts capital costs at US$6.7 billion–down from US$7.0 billion–and includes US$834 million for the construction of a 500 km natural gas pipeline and US$984…


Rye Patch locks horns with Coeur d’Alene

Shares of Rye Patch Gold (RPM-V) surged 84.4% to close at 71¢ yesterday on news that the junior had scooped lapsed mining claims from a subsidiary of major Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) in the Rochester mining district of Nevada.



Mark Smith, Molycorp's president and CEO. For more than 24 years, Smith has been involved in the operation and development of the Mountain Pass rare earth element mine in southeastern California, seen in the background. Photo by Trish Saywell

Molycorp’s Mountain Pass: A made-in-America solution

In late October Molycorp (MCP-N) bused journalists from Fortune, Wired, Mother Jones and The Northern Miner, among others, down Interstate Highway 15 from Las Vegas to meet president and chief executive Mark Smith and tour the company’s…


Coeur d'Alene Mines' investor relations coordinator Carrie Cook and senior vice-president of exploration Don Birak at the Rochester open-pit silver mine in Nevada. Photo by Salma Tarikh

Coeur’s Rochester poised for a comeback

As the sun rises over the distant hills in Lovelock, Nev., we begin a short drive on Interstate Highway 80 before snaking up the paved roads to Coeur d’Alene Mines’ (CDM-T, CDE-N) Rochester silver-gold mine, located 41 km northeast in Pershing…


Midway pushes Pan to feasibility

Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDW-X) new feasibility study for its Pan gold project in White Pine Cty., Nev., shows it’s viable to build at various gold prices.


Something’s brewing in Idaho

Idaho is becoming a popular mining destination, and with the Fraser Institute recently ranking the U.S. state as the fifth-best jurisdiction in the world for mining, that trend is likely to continue. 


Molycorp president and CEO Mark Smith at the Mountain Pass rare earth element mine in southeastern California. Photo by Trish Saywell.

Molycorp: A Made-in-America solution

In late October Molycorp (MCP-N) bused journalists from Fortune, Wired, Mother Jones and The Northern Miner, among others, down Interstate 15 from Las Vegas to meet president and chief executive Mark Smith and tour the company’s Mountain Pass…


Midway pushes Pan to feasibility

Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDW-X) feasibility study for its Pan gold project in White Pine Cty., Nev., shows it’s viable to build at various gold prices.




Coeur gains on quarterly results

Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) had a stellar third quarter, reporting all-time record sales and operating cash flow for both the period and the first nine months.


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