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The Fayalala pit at Nordgold's Lefa gold mine complex in Guinea. Photo by Alexandra Feytis.

Nordgold turns over a new Lefa

LERO, GUINEA — West Africa remains central in Russia-based Nordgold’s (NORD-L) plans to boost its global gold production.



The headframe and surface facilities at Metanor Resources' Bachelor Lake gold mine, 225 km northeast of Val-d'Or, Que. Photo by Anthony Vaccaro

Metanor finds the sweet spot

Make a wrong turn while driving along the streets of one of Canada’s great mining towns, and you may feel like you’ve gone through a portal into the past. 




Cuervo Resources chairman Gordon Watts at the Cerro Ccopane project. Photo by Salma Tarikh

Cuervo jumps back into action in Peru

Iron ore explorer Cuervo Resources (FE-C) may be on to something big as it drills off the Bob 1 zone, one of the two large targets on its flagship Cerro Ccopane iron ore property in southern Peru.


Drillers at work at Kirkland Mining's 12 Mile gold-silver target in Elko County, Nevada. Photo by Matthew Keevil

West Kirkland sticks to its guns in Long Canyon

For president and CEO Michael Jones and his team at West Kirkland Mining (WKM-V), the path forward is clear: establish a strong land position in an emerging gold district, and operate with the tenacity and business savvy needed to stay there….


The company's manager of community relations Karina Yavar (left) talks to a geologist at the Bob 1 camp site in Peru.

Cuervo jumps back into action in Peru

CUZCO, PERU — Iron ore explorer Cuervo Resources (FE-C) may be on to something big as it drills off the Bob 1 zone, one of the two large targets on its flagship Cerro Ccopane iron ore property in southern Peru.


The Moosehead pit at the Brewery Creek project, which was mined near the end of past operations in the early 2000s. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Golden Predator sinks its teeth into Brewery Creek

Things are finally coming together for Yukon-focused explorer Golden Predator (GPD-T) at its wholly owned Brewery Creek gold project, which waits peacefully at the end of a 55 km, eastbound drive from Dawson City. 


The core shack at Northern Freegold Resources' Freegold Mountain copper-gold project, 200 km northwest of Whitehorse, Yukon. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Northern Freegold forges ahead in the Dawson range

It has been a season of perseverance for Yukon-centric explorer Northern Freegold (NFR-V). Despite tepid equity markets, the company pushed forward with a drill program at its Freegold Mountain gold project 200 km northwest of Whitehorse, and…


Argentum Silver CEO Warren McIntyre at the Coyote silver project in Jalisco state, Mexico. Photo by Trish Saywell

Argentum Silver: No regrets, Coyote

It took just over a year for the management team at Argentum Silver (ASL-V) to decide whether it would go all the way with the Coyote project — a land package here in Mexico’s Jalisco state it optioned from Soltoro (SOL-V) in early…



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