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Abzu Gold — Allan Serwa resigned as CEO; Tim McCutcheon appointed CEO and a director.Alcoa — Max Laun appointed VP and general counsel; Donna Dabney top retire Aug. 1 as VP and corporate secretary; Audrey Strauss appointed chief…
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Mineral Mountain enters deal with Holy Terror in Homestake belt
VANCOUVER — Mineral Mountain Resources (MMV-V) is betting that the legendary Homestake gold belt still has some life left in it.
Thompson Creek provides the lowdown on Mt. Milligan
VANCOUVER — As the old adage goes, it tends to always be darkest before the dawn, and that seems an apt description for Colorado-based molybdenum (moly) player Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N). The company is bulling through a stage of…
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Gold Standard strikes again at Railroad
It looks like Gold Standard Ventures (GV-V) has done it again. The company’s shares jumped 51%, or 91¢ on April 26, following the new results from the North Bullion zone at its Railroad gold property outside of Elko, Nev. Gold…
Lifton describes copper as ‘nerves of civilization’
In a keynote address at Byron Capital Markets’ third annual conference on electric metals in Toronto on April 19, Jack Lifton warned that copper shortages should be a far greater concern than electric metals, such as rare earths, graphite…
Aurcana on target with aggressive growth profile
VANCOUVER — Emerging Vancouver-based silver producer Aurcana Corp. (AUN-V) continued to demonstrate steady production growth through the first quarter, as the company posted record profits and announced development is ahead of schedule at…
Romarco, Goldgroup struggle with environmental permitting
VANCOUVER — Romarco Minerals (R-T), trying to open a mine in South Carolina, and Goldgroup Mining (GGA-T), trying to open one in Mexico’s Veracruz State, have both been hit by environmental permitting setbacks recently.
Quaterra completes MacArthur PEA
Quattera Resources (QTA-V) took a step closer this week to near-term production at its MacArthur project, a fully-stripped porphyry copper oxide property in the historic Yerington copper district of Nevada.
Corvus hits more high-grade at new Bullfrog target
VANCOUVER — The latest drill result from the Yellow Jacket target at Corvus Gold’s (KOR-T) North Bullfrog project in Nevada has returned more evidence of a high-grade feeder zone.
Atna confirms longer mine life at Briggs
Atna Resources (ATN-T, ATNAF-O) outlined in a new technical report this week that it has increased the lifespan of its Briggs gold mine in California by two years to 2017.