Newstrike’s Whittall on Guerrero gold
Richard Whittall has been near the forefront of discovery on Mexico’s prolific Guerrero gold belt for nearly two decades. The president and CEO of Vancouver-based
Teck Resources Limited
Look out, here comes Oceanic Iron Ore
When Steven Dean stepped down in 2002 as president of Teck Cominco, now Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N), his motivation was simple: he wanted to spend more time with his family after spending years on the road, a fact of life in the…
Drilling at Martiniere boosts Balmoral
Shares of Balmoral Resources(BAR-V, BALMF-O) surged nearly 40% in the three trading days after the junior explorer reported results on Aug. 16 from its summer drill program at its flagship Martiniere property in Quebec’s Abitibi region,…
Integra cuts high-grade at Lamaque
VANCOUVER — It has been a promising six months for Vancouver-based explorer Integra Gold (ICG-V), as the company completes a 30,000-metre diamond drill program at its wholly-owned Lamaque gold project — located in the Val-d’Or…
Teck hit by lower commodity prices
The global economic downturn is hitting Teck Resources (TCK-T, TCK-N), with Canada’s biggest diversified miner suffering from weaker coal and copper prices as the Chinese growth story loses steam.
NovaCopper hits the ground running in Alaska
Newly minted NovaCopper (NCQ-T, NCQ-X) has grand ambitions for its Upper Kobuk project in Alaska’s prolific Ambler mining district, and the company is off to a quick start with a US$16.5-million exploration program and an inaugural…
Halilaga yields long intercepts for Teck and Pilot
The first round of this year’s assays from the Halilaga copper-gold porphyry in Turkey are in and the results are promising.
Promise of stimulus lifts TSX
TSX Composite Index rose 231 points to 11,766.36 for the July 23-27 period as investors chose to focus on the themes of potential monetary easing and a leveling off of the European debt crisis.
Aquiline grads look for treasure in Ontario
Three years after selling the world-class Navidad silver deposit in Argentina, the key members of the former Aquiline Resources team are looking to strike pay dirt again — only this time, they are doing it closer to…
Teck falls with lower commodity prices
The global economic downturn is hitting Teck Resources (TCK.B-T, TCK-N). Canada’s biggest diversified miner is suffering from weaker coal and copper prices as the Chinese growth story loses steam.
NovaGold narrows focus on Donlin
NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) bounced off 52-week lows after announcing it had achieved a number of milestones on the road to developing its Donlin gold project northeast of Anchorage, Alaska. Donlin is one of the largest potential gold…
NovaGold attempts to de-risk high-cost Donlin project
VANCOUVER — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) bounced off 52-week lows after announcing it had achieved a number of milestones on the road to developing its Donlin gold project northeast of Anchorage, Alaska. Donlin is one of the largest…