Site visit: AuRico nears construction decision at Kemess
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — There’s a sense of momentum building at the historic Kemess open-pit, gold-copper mine site in north-central British Columbia. AuRico Metals (TSX: AMI;…
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Site visit: Big gets bigger for Agnico, Yamana at Canadian Malartic
MALARTIC, QUEBEC — Despite its already enormous size, the Canadian Malartic open-pit gold mine in Malartic, Que., halfway between Rouyn-Noranda and Val-d’Or, is on track…
Site visit: Agnico declares commercial production at Goldex’s Deep 1 project
VAL-D’OR, QUEBEC — With the declaration of first commercial production from the Deep 1 project, Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM: NYSE: AEM) has entered a new…
Site visit: Sam Coetzer breathes new life into Golden Star
PRESTEA, GHANA — Sam Coetzer was senior vice-president of Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) South American operations when he got a call in 2011 from Christopher…
Site visit: Western Copper approaches final mine design at Casino
WHITEHORSE, YUKON — The large scope of Western Copper and Gold’s (TSX: WRN; NYSE-MKT: WRN) proposed Casino mine in the Yukon Plateau is readily apparent…
Site visit: Rambler on track to meet targets at Ming by mid-year
DEER LAKE, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — “Zero degrees and no wind, not bad for the middle of January,” Norman Williams, president and CEO of Rambler…
Site visit: Southern Silver aims to grow Cerro las Minitas
GUADALUPE VICTORIA, DURANGO STATE, MEXICO — Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV) hopes that its polymetallic Cerro las Minitas project — “a hill of many small…
Site visit: IDM Mining pursues dual upside at Red Mountain
STEWART, B.C. — An aura of history surrounds IDM Mining‘s (TSXV: IDM; US-OTC: RVRCF) Red Mountain gold property, 18 km northeast of the town of…
Site visit: Antioquia Gold pushes Cisneros to production
MEDELLIN, COLOMBIA — It’s full steam ahead for Antioquia Gold (TSXV: AGD; US-OTC: AGDFX) at its Cisneros high-grade gold mine under construction 2 km east…
Site visit: McEwen sees production at Gold Bar in 2018
ELKO, NEVADA — The only thing that McEwen Mining’s (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) Simon Quick, vice-president of projects, thinks could delay construction at the company’s…
Site visit: IG Copper, Freeport probe Russia’s Far East
KHABAROVSK, FAR EAST RUSSIA — IG Copper (IGC), a privately held U.S. company, is making headway at its 51% held Malmyzh copper-gold porphyry project in…
Site visit: Skeena hunts for Snip’s forgotten gold
TERRACE, B.C. — There’s more than meets the eye when flying over the panoramic landscape of northwest British Columbia’s Golden Triangle. Nestled within the myriad…