U.S. markets ended in negative territory during the trading week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 166.59 points, or 0.96% to 17,113.15, and the S&P 500 Index sliding 27.55 points, or 1.37%, to 1,982.85. The Philadelphia Gold…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 238.58 points during the trading week to end at 15,026.77. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index stayed relatively flat at 170.72 points, while the spot price for gold added US$3.20 per oz. to US$1,219.40. The…
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER; US-OTC: EANRF) is confident that its Eau Claire deposit will become the second gold mine in Quebec’s James Bay region, following Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) nearly built…
Short positions outstanding at Sept.15/14 (with changes from Aug. 31/14).
In its first detailed public report on the state of the diamond industry, diamond miner and retailer De Beers paints a picture of an industry that will likely struggle to meet demand while facing increasing competition from other luxury…
Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) is modifying the mine plan at its Minto copper-gold-silver mine in the Yukon, after announcing that it had not received its amended water-use licence from the Yukon Water Board to pre-strip the…
This September’s twin gold conferences in Colorado in some ways mark a new era for gold miners, with a new-found humbleness and overall confidence in the industry’s fundamentals.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite hit a four-week low during the trading period, losing 32.8 points before finishing the week at 955.06 points. Commodity futures struggled, with precious and base-metal contracts on the decline. Meanwhile, the…
Santacruz Silver Mining (TSXV: SCZ) has signed a US$28.4-million prepaid silver-purchase agreement to help fund its San Felipe silver-lead-zinc project in Sonora state, Mexico.
On Sept. 19 the MV Nunavik embarked on a historic 29-day journey from Deception Bay in Quebec’s far north to deliver 21,000 tonnes of nickel concentrate to Bayuquan, in China’s Liaoning province.
BEAVER CREEK, COLORADO — In a keynote address at the recent Precious Metals Summit, Sprott US Holdings chairman Rick Rule and geologist Brent Cook dug into the realities of the exploration game and how best to conduct due diligence…
The last decade has been an eventful one for gold markets. We have seen a remarkable 12-year bull market, a shift in demand from the developed West to the rising East, and global central banks as net buyers of gold for the first time since…
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