VANCOUVER — Natural resource development in Canada can come with unique challenges owing to isolated locales and frigid weather. But the federal government is hoping it can make life a bit easier for miners and other parties involved…
True North Gems (TSXV: TGX; US-OTC: TNGMF) kicked off its first field season in Greenland a decade ago, but is finally closing in on the prize: an open-pit mine that will produce ruby and pink sapphire gemstones starting next year, and running…
Ever since the Tsilhqot’in decision was handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada in June, lawyers, journalists, economists and project proponents alike have been assessing the ruling’s impact on the development of natural resource…
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VANCOUVER — It’s a tough market for juniors with development-stage assets, and that’s especially true for Canadian Zinc (TSX: CZN; US-OTC: CZICF) and its Prairie Creek polymetallic project, 500 km west of Yellowknife in…
With gold falling to a four-year low of US$1,171.60 per oz. on the afternoon of Halloween, many gold miners saw their shares slip to 52-week lows.
VANCOUVER — Burkina Faso has earned its reputation as a relatively stable jurisdiction for mining companies, but social conditions in Africa can change quickly. On Oct. 31 former president Blaise Compaoré stepped down after tens of…
Fiji’s Department of Environment has approved two key permits for Lion One Metals’ (TSXV: LIO) high-grade Tuvatu gold project, 50 km south of Vatukoula, the country’s oldest operating mine.
VANCOUVER — There’s a lot of low-grade copper at NGEx Resources’ (TSX: NGQ; US-OTC: NGQRF) Los Helados project, situated 77 km northwest of Copiapo, Chile. But a newly released preliminary economic assessment (PEA) calls into…
VANCOUVER — It’s the rainy season in Mexico, and that’s not great news for producer Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) at its wholly owned Mulatos heap-leach mine, 220 km east of Hermosillo in Sonora state. On Oct. 23 the…
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) acquired the Fruta del Norte gold project in Ecuador through its US$1.2-billion acquisition of Aurelian Resources in 2008, but heated local opposition forced the gold producer to abandon the project in 2013…
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite was unable to turn early-week momentum into sustained gains during the Oct. 20-24 trading sessions, as it lost 4.68 points en route to a 805.45 point weekly close, despite two promising days…
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