2014

Rockcliff Resources CEO Kenneth Lapierre at a core-storage facility in Snow Lake, Manitoba. Credit: Rockcliff Resources

Rockcliff builds critical mass in Flin Flon-Snow Lake

During his 30 years as a field geologist, Kenneth Lapierre worked on grassroots exploration projects across North and South America and as an underground production geologist in precious and base-metal mines in Canada. His work over those…


PotashCorp beats Q1 earnings estimates

Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT) is off to a good start, as it has reported strong first-quarter 2014 earnings, beating the company’s guidance and analyst expectations and bumping up its full-year forecast.


The in-situ recovery plant at Ur-Energy's Lost Creek uranium project in Wyoming. Credit: Ur-Energy

Water issues arise as Ur-Energy ramps up Lost Creek

Ur-Energy (TSX: URE; NYSE-MKT: URG) is getting the production numbers it expected as it ramps up its Lost Creek uranium project towards commercial production, but water issues at the facility have caused concern.


Boen Tan (right), Forum Uranium's chief geologist, hosts a project tour in Saskatchewan's Athabasca basin. Credit:  Forum Uranium

Forum Uranium tests Athabasca ground

VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy year for explorer Forum Uranium (TSXV: FDC; US-OTC: FDCFF), with a pair of drill programs on opposing margins of Saskatchewan’s prolific Athasbasca basin.



A drill rig in the historic Oro Belle-Hart Tunnel pit at Castle Mountain Mining's namesake gold project, in San Bernardino County, California. Credit: Castle Mountain Mining

Castle Mountain Mining completes PEA milestone

In one short year as a public company, Castle Mountain Mining (TSXV: CMM) has delivered a resource estimate on the past-producing Castle Mountain mine project, 112 km from Las Vegas in San Bernardino County, Calif., and completed a preliminary…


Project geologist Yongxing Liu at a core-storage facility at Denison Mines' Wheeler River uranium project in Saskatchewan. Credit: Denison Mines

Denison’s Wheeler River set to grow

VANCOUVER — Uranium may be in the doldrums right now, but Denison Mines’ (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) Wheeler River uranium project in the Athabasca basin is nonetheless becoming one of the world’s best resource projects —…


Hasbrouck Peak at West Kirkland Mining's Hasbrouck gold property in Nevada. Credit: West Kirkland Mining

West Kirkland CEO talks Hasbrouck, Three Hills deal

VANCOUVER — Nine months ago it became apparent to president and CEO R. Michael Jones and his team at explorer West Kirkland Mining (TSXV: WKM; US-OTC: WKLDF) that the company needed to reassess what it was doing and pinpoint the…



The processing plant at Fortuna Silver Mines' San Jose silver-gold mine in Oaxaca, Mexico.  Credit: Fortuna Silver Mines

New zone shines for Fortuna Silver at San Jose

VANCOUVER — Fresh from doubling the throughput at its San Jose silver–gold mine in Mexico, Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) is finding that a steady stream of high-grade drill results from the mine’s new Trinidad…


TSX Venture closes flat, April 28-May 2

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shrugged off early week doldrums to gain 0.87 of a point during the trading sessions, en route to 1,014.46-point close. Commodity futures rallied late in the period, while a U.S. economic report indicated…



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