2012

Hart gives Liberty a ray of hope

Less than two weeks after Timmins, Ont.-focused Liberty Mines (LBE-T) suspended production because of declining nickel prices, it posted a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Hart nickel deposit.


Noront Resources' Esker camp in Ontario's James Bay Lowlands. Photo by Noront Resources

Noront hopes to soar with Eagle’s Nest

Toronto-based Noront Resources (NOT-V) is banking on a newly published feasibility study at its advanced-stage Eagle’s Nest polymetallic nickel-sulphide deposit — which also includes copper, platinum, palladium and gold — to…


Moving material at Arianne Resources' Lac  Paul phosphate project in northern Quebec. Photo by Arianne Resources

The case for phosphate, Quebec and Arianne

When Michael Goldberg of Stonecap Securities looks at Arianne Resources (DAN-V) and its phosphate project in northern Quebec, he sees one thing: a takeover target.


McEwen Mining's El Gallo silver-gold mine in Sinaloa state, Mexico. Photo by McEwen Mining

McEwen plots out El Gallo’s next growth stage

A feasibility study for phase two of McEwen Mining’s (MUX-T, MUX-N) expanding El Gallo mine supports production of an additional 5 million oz. silver a year for seven years from the company’s mining complex in Sinaloa, Mexico….


Brigus expands underground ops at Black Fox

After turning the corner at its Black Fox gold mine east of Timmins, Ont., earlier this year, Halifax-based Brigus Gold (BRD-T, BRD-X) has followed up with a solid operational second quarter that saw costs decline and gold production rise.



Goldcorp's Red Lake gold mine in Red Lake, Ontario. Photo by Goldcorp

Red Lake performance is a priority, Goldcorp says

Goldcorp’s (G-T, GG-N) difficulties in the first half of the year at its flagship Red Lake operations in northwestern Ontario — including adverse ground conditions in the High Grade zone, and lower-than-expected grades in other…


Editorial: MAC pitches transparency, free trade

For Mining Association of Canada (MAC) president and CEO Pierre Gratton, the future of the nation’s mining industry lies in clear-cut regulatory reform, and in cultivating global free-trade arrangements geared towards expediting the flow…




Pretium cuts Brucejack resource

Shareholders of Pretium Resources(PVG-T, PVG-N) have seen the total resources at the company’s Brucejack gold-silver project in northern B.C. whittled down after it published a revised resource estimate for one of the project’s…


Equipment at Great Basin Gold's Hollister gold mine in Nevada's Carlin trend, in more optimistic days in 2010. Photo by The Northern Miner

Great Basin’s great descent

Great Basin Gold (GBG-T, GBG-X) continues to tumble under a delisting review by the Toronto Stock Exchange, following the market response to the company suspending its Burnstone gold mine in South Africa.


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