Our final site visit in this whirlwind tour of the Yukon was to the most advanced and fully permitted development stage project in the Territory, Victoria Gold’s (TSX.V : VIT) Eagle Project, which is well supported by both Government and First Nations. The Eagle project has completed a Feasibility Study and finalized an Environmental Assessment.… Continue Reading
Via www.TimOliver.us: Sometime around 10:30 a.m. on August 4, 2015, an earthmoving contractor working for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broke into flooded underground mine workings along Cement Creek, near Silverton, Colorado. The result was the release of at least three million gallons of acidic water laden with high levels of dissolved and settleable solids. The… Continue Reading
In what looks to be a classic example of “first mover advantage’, the billionaire Lundin family is acquiring one of the best gold projects in the world, in the worst market in decades. Lukas Lundin’s Fortress Minerals is acquiring the Fruta del Norte (FDN) gold project in Equador from Kinross Gold for $240 million in cash and stock. The… Continue Reading
