Goldcorp rebounds with strong quarter
Vancouver-based major Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) staged a comeback in the third quarter after being plagued by operational problems at its two largest mines during the first half of the year.
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More Alaskan high grade for NovaCopper
Since NovaCopper (NCQ-T, NCQ-X) started drilling the South Reef zone on its Bornite concession in northwestern Alaska this year, 16 of the 19 holes returned high-grade copper — a success rate of 84%.
Red Eagle gets the cash to push ahead
Red Eagle Mining (RD-V) has some deep-pocketed investors believing in its ability to fast track its Santa Rosa gold project in Colombia into production.
Forsys to combine Namibian projects
Forsys Metals (FSY-T) has updated the resource estimate for its Namibplaas uranium deposit, and says it makes sense to combine its Namibplaas and nearby Valencia uranium deposit 7 km southwest to feed via conveyor a single, optimized process…
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.
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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…
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Editorial: Gold bulls revived on Obama win
In defiance of the predictions of countless right-leaning pundits and some recent polling, U.S. President Barack Obama was re-elected on Nov. 6 in a surprisingly strong showing, particularly given the prolonged weakness in the U.S. economy that…
Graphite demand to strengthen: Roskill
London-based resource market analyst Roskill Information Services is predicting significant shifts in the supply and demand dynamics of the natural and synthetic graphite industry.
Ontario’s ‘Ring of Fire’ courts controversy from railway union, aboriginal groups
Members of the Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC), a crown agency in charge of maintaining transportation and communications in Northern Ontario, voted unanimously in favour of a proposal by the General Chairperson’s…
Eldorado Gold sees higher costs in Q3
Eldorado Gold (ELD-T, EGO-N) forecasts gold production this year from its operating mines in China, Turkey, Greece and Brazil will reach 660,000 oz., at cash-operating costs of US$465 per oz.