Ecuador pushes for mining investment at PDAC
Ecuador’s new mines minister Javier Cordova has only been on the job since February, but he knows that the country’s infamous windfall profits tax is unpopular with miners.
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Golden Star aims to go underground at Wassa
Cash-strapped Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE-MKT: GSS) has reported positive feasibility study results on adding an underground mine to its producing Wassa open-pit gold mine in Ghana to bring down costs.
Innovation key to solving mining sector woes
Miners are facing a more complex and difficult business environment than ever, with the pressures of rising costs, declining commodity prices, and rising social and investor demands.
Adamera envisions a golden future in Washington
VANCOUVER — Explorer Adamera Minerals (TSXV: ADZ; US-OTC: DDNFF) is hoping to contribute to a long history of gold mining in the prolific Cook Mountain district in northern Washington state. The region hosts Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K;…
US equities jump, March 16-20
U.S. stocks rose on a declining dollar and higher gold prices at a slower-than-expected pace, which pushed up the main indexes.
China’s Zijin Mining invests in Ivanhoe
Fresh on the heels of its 2015 Thayer Lindsley award win for discovering the Kamoa copper deposit in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) has reeled in Zijin Mining as a strategic investor.
Sandstorm buys Diavik diamond mine royalty
Gold-focused royalty and streaming company Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE: SAND) has branched out into diamonds.
NGEx builds on discovery in Chile-Argentina
VANCOUVER — Junior explorer NGEx Resources (TSX: NGQ; US-OTC: NGQRF) continues to expand mineralization at its Filo Del Sol project in a district it refers to as “Chile’s largest new copper-gold camp.” Bob Carmichael,…
Forsys pushes Norasa uranium project to feasibility
Forsys Metals (TSX: FSY) has reported feasibility study results for its Norasa uranium project in the Erongo region of central-west Namibia.
TSX Venture turns positive, March 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 1%, or 6 points, en route to a 670.60-point close. Gold, copper and energy futures benefitted from weakness in the U.S. dollar, while Statistics Canada reported that the inflation rate held…
TSX picks up steam, March 16-20
Canada’s benchmark index gained after the U.S. Federal Reserve signalled it was in no hurry to raise interest rates. The news lowered the U.S. dollar and increased commodity prices, as commodities priced in U.S. dollars became more…
Silver Wheaton’s Smallwood sees a ‘gold flavour to the portfolio’
VANCOUVER — Royalty and streaming leader Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) has been increasing its presence in the gold space recently, and according to president and CEO Randy Smallwood that trend could continue, with many of the…