2014



Workers in a core shed at Ivanhoe Mines' Platreef PGM project in South Africa. Credit: Ivanhoe Mines

Ivanhoe says most locals support Platreef

Should Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) cranks out its estimated 785,000 oz. platinum, palladium, rhodium and gold from the Platreef project in South Africa, the underground operation 280 km northeast of Johannesburg would be…




Workers channel-sampling at Mkango Resources' Songwe Hill REE project in Malawi. Credit: Mkango Resources

Mkango climbs on Malawi’s REE potential

It’s a little unusual for a Canadian junior to skip a preliminary economic assessment and proceed to the prefeasibility stage, but that strategy seems to have worked for Calgary-based Mkango Resources (TSXV: MKA), judging by the…


Drillers at an Orbis Gold drill site in Burkina Faso. Credit: Orbis Gold

Orbis Gold spurns Semafo’s advances

A day after the board of directors of Orbis Gold (ASX: OBS) rejected an unsolicited all-cash takeover offer made on the Thanksgiving holiday weekend from Montreal-based Semafo (TSX: SMF; US-OTC: SEMFF), the Australian mining company released an…


US markets struggle, Oct. 6-10

The S&P 500 Index posted its biggest weekly decline since March 2012, as anxiety about weak global economic growth in Europe and China and concerns about the winding down of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s bond-purchasing program drove…



A leaner Coeur Mining boosts returns

Coeur Mining (TSX: CDM; NYSE: CDE) is steadily turning the corporate ship back towards profitability. The largest U.S.-based primary silver producer has spent nearly three years in transition — navigating choppy metal prices and financial…


Silver miners under pressure to trim costs

A 24% year-on-year drop in the average annual silver price in 2013 to US$23.79 per oz. and an average price for the precious metal of US$19.71 per oz. in the third quarter of this year continues to put pressure on silver producers.



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