Goldspike drills high-grade zinc at Lone Mountain in Nevada
Bruce Durham initially set up Goldspike Exploration (TSXV: GSE) to focus on early stage projects in the Yukon’s White Gold district, and the company went public in August 2011.
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Scotiabank’s Patricia Mohr looks ahead to 2015
Patricia Mohr, vice-president of economics and commodity market specialist at Scotiabank in Toronto, will release her metal price forecasts for 2015 in her annual year-end report at the end of December. But she agreed to share some of her…
Wood Mac sees stronger prices for copper, nickel, zinc
Falling energy and metal prices are leaving many investors in the mining space anxious about what lies in store next year. Julian Kettle, head of metals and mining research at Wood Mackenzie in London, recently took time to speak to The…
TSX Venture loses ground, Nov. 24-28
After a two-week rally, the S&P/TSX Venture Composite index plunged 6%, or 47.26 points over the trading period, en route to a 741.87-point close. Losses were largely driven by a sell-off in energy stocks, as crude oil spot prices and…
Lundin hits commercial production at Eagle
Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN; US-OTC: LUNMF) now has another commercial mine in its growing roster of operations.
Lydian scores final mine permit at Amulsar
VANCOUVER — Shares of Lydian International (TSX: LYD; US-OTC: LYDIF) were on the rise after news that the company cleared the final permitting hurdle at its wholly owned Amulsar epithermal gold deposit, 170 km south of…
Visible Gold follows the yellow brick road
Sometimes the cleverest path is to follow someone else’s road.
Commentary: Miners hit the road on Euro bus tour, Part I
MUNICH, GERMANY — Dave Hodge, the president of Zimtu Capital, has a public persona that transcends the Atlantic.
Fission’s McElroy discusses 2014 progress at PLS
VANCOUVER — Explorer Fission Uranium (TSX: FCU; US-OTC: FCUUF) has been one of the few juniors that has kept a steady drilling rate over the past two years despite tough capital markets. The company’s Patterson Lake South (PLS)…
CIBC slashes platinum forecast
An expected surge in the platinum price failed to materialize in 2014 because of a strong U.S. dollar and weak South African rand, say mining analysts with CIBC World Markets, who are slashing their platinum price forecast for 2015.
Trevali finds more mineralization at Stratmat
Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) has found a mineralized body outside of the 2009 resource at its Stratmat zinc-lead-silver-copper-gold project in New Brunswick.
TSX falls with commodity prices, Nov. 24-28
OPEC’s decision not to cut production sent U.S. oil prices down 10% to US$66.15 per barrel on Nov. 28, the biggest one-day drop in five years. Lower oil prices usally translate to lower inflation rates, crimping investment demand for…