2013

Drilling equipment at PMI Gold's Obatan gold project. Source: PMI Gold

PMI Gold finds new prospect at Obotan

PMI Gold’s (PMV-T, PVM-A) flagship Obotan gold project — which already includes four known deposits in Ghana’s Asankrangwan gold belt (Nkran, Adubiaso, Abore and Asudai) and could produce gold as early as the second half of…




Anaconda Mining's Pine Cove open-pit gold mine in Newfoundland's Baie Verte Peninsula. Source: Anaconda Mining

Anaconda improves with age

If you ask Dustin Angelo about Anaconda Mining (ANX-T) and its operating Pine Cove gold mine just east of Baie Verte on Newfoundland’s northeast coast, the first thing he’ll tell you is that it was a turnaround project that has…


Esperanza’s environmental permit denied

Esperanza Resources’ (EPZ-V) shares are under pressure after the Mexican federal permitting authority or Semarnat denied the environmental impact assessment for its flagship Esperanza gold-silver project in Mexico’s Morelos…




Editorial: Building glass mines

Canada’s extractive industries got some high-profile international attention in mid-June. Prime Minister Stephen Harper used the lead-up to the G8 summit in London to announce that the federal government intends to establish new mandatory…



A worker prepares samples at Mega Precious Metals' Monument Bay gold-tungsten project, 570 km northeast of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Source: Mega Precious Metals

Mega Precious Metals adds ounces at Monument Bay

VANCOUVER — A lot has changed over the past 18 months for junior explorer Mega Precious Metals (MGP-V) and its Monument Bay gold-tungsten project located 570 km northeast of Winnipeg, Man. Though gold markets have taken a beating, Mega…


Barrick turns to layoffs to cut costs

VANCOUVER – With the price of gold down more than 20% this year, its share price down more than 50% in eight months, and setbacks piling ups at its operating and developing mines, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is laying off 30% of its…


An aerial view of Lake Shore Gold's Timmins West mine. Source: Lake Shore Gold

Lake Shore soars 56% on expected strong Q2

Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSG-X), one of the weakest performers on the Toronto stock exchange last week  losing over 45%, soared 56% when the company said  it expects strong production and lower costs in the second quarter.


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