California Gold unlocking Fremont’s potential
California Gold Mining (TSXV: CGM; US-OTC: CFGMF) is raising more funds to explore its flagship Fremont gold project in Mariposa County, Calif.
Volume 100 Number 47 Jan 5 - 11, 2015
AuRico eyes a revival at dormant Kemess mine in BC
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based miner AuRico Gold (TSX: AUQ; NYSE: AUQ) is hoping it can give the past-producing Kemess gold-copper mine a new lease on life.
Coeur to pay US$161M for Paramount Gold and Silver
VANCOUVER — According to Coeur Mining (TSX: CDM; NYSE: CDE) president and CEO Mitchell Krebs, the company’s proposed friendly takeover of junior Paramount Gold and Silver (TSX: PZG; NYSE-MKT: PZG) is one of the…
Timmins Gold picks up Caballo Blanco from Goldgroup
Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) has been looking at Goldgroup Mining’s (TSX: GGA) Caballo Blanco project in Mexico for a couple of years now, and has finally signed a deal to acquire 100% of the asset.
Trevali, Teck and Vedanta well-positioned for coming zinc revival
With all the talk of improving fundamentals for zinc, Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) may soon find itself in a sweet spot.
Wall Street rebounds, Dec. 15-19
The U.S. market climbed into positive territory following higher oil prices and the U.S. Federal Reserve reporting that it was in no hurry to raise interest rates.
TSX surges, Dec. 15-19
A rebound in oil prices and news the U.S. Federal Reserve would take a patient approach to hiking interest rates helped Canada’s benchmark index achieve its best weekly gain in three years. The S&P/TSX Composite Index soared 736.21…
Alacer boosts leaching capacity at pler
Alacer Gold (TSX: ASR) says it can increase the heap-leach capacity at its 80%-held Copler gold mine in Turkey to extend oxide gold production beyond 2017.
TSX Venture rebounds, Dec. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite showed signs of life during trading, as it jumped 1.4%, or 9.28 points, en route to a 668.31-point close. Investors searched for bargains amidst a freefall in energy and oil stocks, while U.S. Federal Reserve…
Nevada Copper looks ripe for the buying, GMP says
VANCOUVER — The political landscape has shifted in a good way for junior Nevada Copper (TSX: NCU) at its Pumpkin Hollow iron oxide copper gold deposit 13 km southeast of the town of Yerington, Nev.
Skeena seeks next discovery in BC’s Golden Triangle
VANCOUVER — It’s been more than two decades since veteran geologist Ron Netolitzky won the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada’s Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year award for his role in exploring and financing…
Editorial: Yukon government’s knuckles rapped by courts
The year 2014 closed out with yet another court decision regarding land use in a remote stretch of Canada, this time in northeastern Yukon’s vast Peel watershed.