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The camp at Brixton Metals' Thorn polymetallic project in northwest British Columbia. Source: Brixton Metals

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…


Project geologist Joe Currie and Kaminak Gold president and CEO Eira Thomas stand beside a Supremo zone trench at the Coffee gold project in western Yukon, 130 km south of Dawson City. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Kaminak’s Coffee takes shape

DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Three years ago, the first hole drilled into Kaminak Gold’s (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) Coffee project returned 17.1 grams gold per tonne over 15 metres. Two months later a slew of solid drill results had defined…


Northern Vertex Mining CEO Dick Whittington at the Moss gold-silver mine in northwestern Arizona. Credit: Northern Vertex Mining

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)…


Agnico Eagle Mines CEO Sean Boyd checks out the heap-leach pad at the new La India gold mine in Sonora, Mexico. Photo by Salma Tarikh.

Agnico gears up La India for production

SONORA, MEXICO — Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) gets things done quickly: it’s on the cusp of producing gold from its La India mine in northern Mexico, less than two years after acquiring it from Grayd Resource.


Defiance Silver CEO Bruce Winfield (left) and vice-president of exploration Richard Tschauder in front of the surface trace of the Veta Grande vein at the San Acacio silver project in Mexico's Zacatecas state. Photo by Salma Tarikh.

Defiance Silver takes steady steps at San Acacio

ZACATECAS, MEXICO — Defiance Silver (TSXV: DEF; US-OTC: DNCVF) is determined to beat the odds and secure the funds it needs to bring the San Acacio project — containing the past-producing San Acacio silver mine and the Santa…


At the entrance to the historic Lower Deer Trail gold mine in Utah, from left: lead miner Shane Morrison, chairman Arthur Brown, president Michael Callahan, vice-president of exploration Eric Saderholm, CEO Warwick Smith and investor relations representative Erin Ostrom. Photo by Adrian Pocobelli.

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…


Moroccan state-owned phosphate producer Office Chrifien des Phosphates' Merah-Lahrach washing plant near Khouribga, Morocco. Source: OCP

Western phosphate producers look east for growth

AGADIR, MOROCCO — Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) may be the largest producer of finished phosphate products in the world, with four phosphate-rock mines, three processing plants in Florida and a second plant in Louisiana, but permitting new mines or…



From left: Imperial Metals' VP of corporate affairs Steve Robertson, VP of corporate development Gordon Keevil and construction manager Bryan Alexander near the tailings facility under construction at the Red Chris copper-gold project in northwestern B.C. Photo: Gwen Preston

The majestic rise of Imperial’s Red Chris

DEASE LAKE, B.C. — Buying used equipment. Building the small mine envisioned by previous project owners because it was already permitted. Funding the $500-million capital cost from cash flow, supplemented by a loan from a single…


Probe Mines CEO David Palmer (far right) leads a tour of the Borden gold project in northern Ontario. Source: Probe Mines

Probing Chapleau for more than just timber

CHAPLEAU, ONT. — Play the game of word association with anyone who has heard of the small town of Chapleau, located west of Timmins in northern Ontario, and lumber, wildlife and railcars are bound to come up.


A drill rig at Eurasian Minerals' Copper Basin copper project in Arizona. Photo by Gwen Preston.

Eurasian rethinks Arizona’s copper riches

PHOENIX, ARIZONA — “Here we are, in the middle of one of the most productive copper districts in the world — Arizona — and we were able to just stake this ground,” says David Cole, president and CEO of Eurasian…


An aerial shot of Touchstone's camp at the Segovia gold project in north-western Colombia.

Touchstone looks to score in Colombia

MEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA — Junior  explorer Touchstone Gold (TCH-T, TGL-L) believes its Segovia high-grade gold project in northwestern Colombia is one of the more exciting mining stories coming out of the country, which over the…


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