2011

Paul Moore, Buchans Minerals' vice-president of exploration, at the Buchans polymetallic project in Newfoundland. Photo by Ian Bickis

Buchans Minerals revives historic mine

The old Buchans mine headframe still stands tall at the end of Main Street in this small Newfoundland town. The structure is a constant reminder for the 750 or so residents that the town’s history is inextricably linked to mining.


Coeur d'Alene Mines' investor relations coordinator Carrie Cook and senior vice-president of exploration Don Birak at the Rochester open-pit silver mine in Nevada. Photo by Salma Tarikh

Coeur’s Rochester poised for a comeback

As the sun rises over the distant hills in Lovelock, Nev., we begin a short drive on Interstate Highway 80 before snaking up the paved roads to Coeur d’Alene Mines’ (CDM-T, CDE-N) Rochester silver-gold mine, located 41 km northeast in Pershing…


Lake Shore boasts 6.4M oz. resource

Timmins-focused junior Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSG-X) had been aiming for a 6-million to 8-million-oz. gold resource by early next year. But the company has already achieved this goal by tabling initial resources for its Thunder Creek and…





Something’s brewing in Idaho

Idaho is becoming a popular mining destination, and with the Fraser Institute recently ranking the U.S. state as the fifth-best jurisdiction in the world for mining, that trend is likely to continue. 



Ghana yields gold for Abzu

Initial drill results from Abzu Gold’s (ABS-V) Nangodi project in Ghana show that the Bole-Nangodi gold belt in the north of the country still has plenty of gold to give.


First Point stakes new nickel prospects

Nickel-iron alloy explorer First Point Minerals (FPX-V) has discovered promising showings of awaruite mineralization in Australia and the Yukon. The company has staked large land packages surrounding the showings and will look to drill both…


Fission’s Roughrider area play has shareholders glowing green

With the power play for Hathor Exploration’s (HAT-T) promising Roughrider uranium deposit now in its fourth (but perhaps not final) act, Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin is taking centre stage in the battle for the world’s next best uranium…


Midway pushes Pan to feasibility

Midway Gold’s (MDW-V, MDW-X) new feasibility study for its Pan gold project in White Pine Cty., Nev., shows it’s viable to build at various gold prices.


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