Kinross grapples with Tasiast
Unpopular mergers are behind some tough news for two of Canada’s largest gold miners.On the same day that Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) top manager was ousted partly for his role in a share-price-depressing takeover,…
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Atacama drills deep into Chile
Carl Hansen is a big fan of the Maricunga mineral belt in Chile’s Atacama region, high in the Andes.
Corvus hits more high grade at new Bullfrog target
The latest drill hole from the Yellow Jacket target at Corvus Gold’s (KOR-T) North Bullfrog gold-silver project in southern Nevada has returned more evidence of a high-grade feeder zone.The standout interval in hole 12-138 was 5 metres…
Time is ripe for miners to push cash out to shareholders
Investors are hardly in the mood for risk.
Barrick slides on management changes
Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) took a mild beating after it named a new chief executive in a move to bolster its share price, leaving some analysts wondering if turbulent waters lie ahead.
Gold Standard strikes again at Railroad
It looks like Gold Standard Ventures (GV-V) has done it again. The company’s shares jumped 51%, or 91¢ on April 26, following the new results from the North Bullion zone at its Railroad gold property outside of Elko, Nev. Gold…
TSX spirals downward May 14-18
VANCOUVER — The Toronto Stock Exchange continued to gather downward momentum during the May 14-18 trading period as growing uncertainty in the Euro zone and lagging commodity prices drove the index to seven month lows.
Miranda looks for a winning ticket
This year marks Miranda Gold’s (MAD-V) most active drill season to date, with partners spending between $5 million and $7 million to test at least seven of the company’s nine joint-venture projects.
Goldcorp’s output down on Red Lake setback
Vancouver-based major Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) stumbled out of– the gate to start the year, as adverse ground conditions and grade variability at its flagship Red Lake gold mine in Red Lake, Ont., contributed to an 18% year-on-year fall in…
Gold bounces back on demand fundamentals
VANCOUVER — The World Gold Council (WGC) released its first quarter 2012 Gold Demand Trends Report heading into the May long weekend, citing increased investment and jewellery demand in China, the rise of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and…
Moneta Porcupine boosts Golden Highway
Just four months after reporting a 3.1-million-oz. gold resource from three open-pit zones at its flagship Golden Highway project 100 km east of Timmins, Moneta Porcupine Mines (ME-T) is back in the news with drill results from a fourth zone…
El Morro hits a road bump
Following the Chilean Supreme Court’s move to temporarily suspend the environmental permit for the El Morro copper-gold project, an analyst says the project should be shelved until the next decade.