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Silver Standard's Pitarilla silver project. Source: Silver Standard

[Update] Silver Standard sees bright future at Pitarrilla

After repositioning Silver Standard as a well-funded firm with a strong management team and a sole operating mine in Argentina, Silver Standard Resources’ (SSO-T, SSRI-N) president and CEO John Smith says, “Now we are getting the…


A worker taking notes at Kaminak Gold's Coffee property. Source: Kaminak Gold

Kaminak gains ground on back of maiden resource

VANCOUVER — It has been a promising five days for shareholders of Vancouver-based explorer Kaminak Gold (KAM-V). The company has seen its share price rise roughly 44% since Dec. 10 — jumping 44¢ before closing out the week at…


Borden yields quick return for Probe Mines

It didn’t take Probe Mines (PRB-V) long to prove to the world that its decision to sell a royalty on one past producing mine to invest more into a potential mine was a sound decision.



Editorial: Snookered by CNOOC

Canada’s federal government surprised quite a few Canadians in early December by approving the sale of two large Western Canadian oil and gas players to two Asian governments — a decision that will have wide ramifications for future…


Double Trouble for Taseko

VANCOUVER — So far, the holiday season has not been very merry for Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X), which is facing a potential strike at its operating mine and a new setback in the seemingly endless effort to permit its new mine.



Dolly Varden hopes to find the next Eskay Creek

The management team at Vancouver-based Dolly Varden Silver (DV-V) had been keeping its eye on an intriguing piece of mining history in northwestern B.C.’s Stewart complex for quite some time. Both chairman John King Burns and…


Richmont delivers double whammy in Quebec

Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) has found itself in a tough spot, with shares sinking to a new 52-week low after taking the Francoeur gold mine offline and scrapping its exploration efforts on the Wasamac gold property, both near…


Bullfrog a prince for Corvus

Vancouver-based junior Corvus Gold (KOR-T) has released an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its wholly owned North Bullfrog low-grade gold project in southern Nevada that models a heap-leach mine averaging 74,800 oz. gold…


Drillers at Western Potash's Milestone potash project in Saskatchewan, 30 km southeast of Regina. Source: Western Potash

Western Potash up on positive Milestone feasibility

Western Potash shares (WPX-T) gained nearly 7% after the company published a positive feasibility study showing its proposed Milestone potash solution mine near Regina, Sask., could produce 2.8 million tonnes of potassium chloride (KCl) a…


A view of the creek running through Brixton Metals' Thorn property. Source: Brixton Metals

Brixton cuts high grades at Oban in 2012

VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based explorer Brixton Metals (BBB-V) cannot help but be excited by the silver-equivalent grades it has been cutting at its Thorn pollymetallic project 130km southwest of Atlin in northwestern British Columbia….


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