Minera IRL eyes near-term growth
Lima-based Minera IRL (TSX: IRL; LSE: MIRL) has exited 2013 on an upbeat note, and says it is on track to grow its gold production over the next two years.
Volume 100 Number 3 Mar 3 - 9, 2014
Seabridge tallies ‘monster’ resource at Deep Kerr
Rudi Fronk and Jim Anthony were called “garbage collectors” when they started buying up uneconomic projects from the majors 15 years ago at US$260 per oz. gold. But their faith in higher gold prices kept them going and one of the…
Yamana takes US$536M impairment charge in Q4
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) saw its fourth-quarter earnings diminish after several of its exploration projects and operations took impairment charges partly due to the decline in metal prices.
Appian takes flight with US$375-million mining fund
VANCOUVER — For founder Michael Scherb and his team at London-based Appian Capital, lagging capital markets and falling project valuations in the mining sector present a unique opportunity.
Southwest Athabasca heating up thanks to NexGen, Fission
VANCOUVER — Two companies with neighbouring uranium properties released stellar drill results on the same day, stoking further excitement that the long-overlooked southwest edge of the Athabasca basin hosts significant uranium at shallow…
Crocodile Gold lines up $18M
Crocodile Gold (TSX: CRK; US-OTC: CROCF), which operates three gold mines in Australia, has announced an $18-million private placement with Sprott Asset Management, Eric Sprott and Luxor Capital Group to finance its growth projects.
Prosper Gold thinking big at Sheslay copper project
VANCOUVER — There is a lack of early stage copper deposits in B.C. boasting economic grades under prevailing metal prices, and the team at Prosper Gold (TSXV: PGX) is hoping its Sheslay property — located 105 km southwest of…
Commentary: Pay packages shrink for mining execs
Over the past year in the mining industry, we have seen many impairments and writedowns, project cancellations, project postponements, capital spending cuts, profit downgrades and reported net-income losses. Not surprisingly, this has affected…
Roxgold’s drills return more high grade at Bagassi South
The first results are in from a 5,000-metre drill program launched in February at Roxgold’s (TSXV: ROG; US-OTC: ROGFF) Bagassi South target in Burkina Faso, and president and CEO John Dorward says he’s pleased with both the grades…
Centerra posts strong Q4, unveils Oksut PEA
VANCOUVER — Producer Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; US-OTC: CAGDF) has been making headlines due to its negotiation with the Kyrgyzstan government over the ownership structure at its flagship Kumtor gold mine, 350 km southeast of the capital…
Belo Sun revises Volta Grande’s mine plan
Belo Sun Mining (TSX: BSX; US-OTC: VNNHF) has gone with a start-small-but-finish-big approach in a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for its Volta Grande gold project in Brazil’s Para state.
Commentary: A better response to Mexico’s new mining taxes
The recently introduced mining tax regime in Mexico has been widely criticized by mining company executives, the business press, and a variety of mining lawyers, newsletter writers and consultants. The reform includes a 7.5% royalty along with…