2014


Low costs at Tenke Fungurume bolster Lundin

Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN; US-OTC: LUNMF) continues to be a market darling, largely because of its position in the world-class Tenke Fungurume copper mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.



Klondex Mines' Fire Creek gold project near Elko, Nevada. Credit: Klondex Mines

Klondex outlines low capex mine at Fire Creek

VANCOUVER — For a capital investment of US$50 million,  Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX) could turn its Fire Creek project into an underground mine churning out 56,000 oz. gold annually at an all-in cost of US$636 per oz., according to…



A mixed bag for U.S. equities, May 5-9

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week 0.43% higher at 16,583.34, on the back of remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen that the U.S. economy needs support, and that the central bank would keep monetary policy…


A Cambodian geologist collects a sample from a termite mound at the Phum Syarung gold property in Cambodia, where Angkor Gold holds a net smelter return royalty after selling the project to Mesco Gold. Credit: Angkor Gold

Angkor Gold presses ahead in Cambodia

A prospect Angkor Gold (TSXV: ANK; US-OTC: ANKOF) picked up in northeastern Cambodia in 2012 may soon become the country’s first modern, commercial gold mine, president and CEO Mike Weeks says.


The north end of Nevsun's Bisha open-pit copper-gold mine in Eritrea. Credit: Nevsun Resources

Nevsun’s coffers swell as it shifts Bisha to copper

VANCOUVER — In its first full quarter operating Bisha as a copper mine, owner Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU) encountered some commissioning challenges, like higher-than-expected grades and a trucking bottleneck that filled the…



The Bokan peak at Ucore Rare Metals' Bokan-Dotson Ridge rare earth element project on Alaska's Prince of Wales Island. Credit: Ucore Rare Metals

Ucore scores major victory in Alaska

The Alaska State Legislature has unanimously passed a bill that authorizes the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority (AIDEA) to issue bonds of up to US$145 million to finance some of the infrastructure costs of Ucore Rare…


Ximen sizes up gold, silver potential in southern BC

VANCOUVER — It’s early days for the team at Ximen Mining (TSXV: XIM; US-OTC: XXMMF), but president and CEO Christopher Anderson has big plans for its historic gold and silver projects in southern B.C. Ximen has locked down a pair of…


Editorial: Turkey in mourning

Outside of the all-too regular horrors of China’s underground mines, the coal mine explosion on May 13 at Soma, 250 km south of Istanbul in western Turkey, is the worst mine disaster in recent memory.


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