2012

Lumina finds new zones at Taca Taca

New copper mineralization zones at the Taca Taca project failed to lift the share price of Lumina ­Copper (LCC-V) due to anti-Argentina sentiment in the wake of President Cristina Fernandez’s ­decision last month to nationalize…


Energizer Resources senior vice-president of operations Craig Scherba (right) and a local worker examine a trench at the Green Giant graphite project in Madagascar. Photo by Matthew Keevil

Energizer puts Molo’s graphite in fast lane

It has been a story of evolution by discovery for Energizer Resources (EGZ-T), a Toronto-based explorer with significant land holdings in southern Madagascar. The company was originally billed as a prospective vanadium producer — its…


Banro faces delay during Twangiza ramp-up

VANCOUVER — Just days after taking the keys from mine developer Banlaw Afrique, Canadian gold outfit Banro Corp. (BAA-T, BAA-X) has run into delays during the comissioning of its 100%-owned Twangiza open-pit mine 45 km southwest of Bukavu…


Centerra drops as Kyrgyz gov’t reviews Kumtor

Centerra Gold (CG-T) plunged more than 30% as the Kyrgyz parliament debated the fate of the company’s Kumtor gold project in Kyrgyzstan on Friday, while investors worried about the possibility of Centerra losing its mining licence.



Uranerz discovers new uranium trend

Uranerz Energy Corp. (URZ-T, URZ-X, URZ-N) says it has discovered a new uranium trend on its Monument project, just 24 kilometres southeast of where the company is building its first in-situ recovery uranium mine at the Nichols Ranch project in…



NGEx hits big copper strikes at Josemaria, Los Helados

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based copper explorer NGEx Resources (NGQ-T) is enjoying a June comeback, as the company benefits from drill results on promising targets at its land package on the established Region III corridor along the…


Gran Colombia builds up Marmato

Gran Colombia Gold (GCM-T) has made a significant boost to its resources at its Marmato project in Colombia, even if it did cost a bit of grade to do so.


Iamgold to sell Quimsacocha

Shares of INV Metals (INV-T) surged 46% to 16¢ on news the Toronto-based company plans to acquire the Quimsacocha gold project in Ecuador from Iamgold (IMT-T) in a move it hopes will take it from a junior exploration company to an…


Capstone’s Minto will live to produce through 2022

VANCOUVER — A lot has changed since Vancouver-based producer Capstone Mining (CS-T) kick-started production at its Minto open-pit copper mine 240-km-north of Whitehorse in 2007. At the time the mine had an eight-year life and a throughput…



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