Torex readies the shovels at Morelos
Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG; US-OTC: TORXF) is set to break ground on its Morelos gold mine in Mexico.
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Detour Gold slumps on weak 2014 outlook
Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) took a beating after publishing its first commercial earnings at the Detour Lake gold mine in northeastern Ontario, with its shares plunging 20% to a yearly low of $6.16, before closing at $6.35. But that…
Quest unveils prefeasibility study for Strange Lake
With an anticipated capex of more than $2 billion and the high degree of uncertainty and risk that financial markets associate with producing rare-earth elements outside of China, Peter Cashin knew that unless a prefeasibility study on the…
Hudbay sells Back Forty stake, Constancia’s gold
With seven projects in the Great Lakes area, Aquila Resources (TSX: AQA; US-OTC: AQARF) is carving out something of a reputation as a junior explorer to watch in this region of North America. That reputation grew two sizes in early November,…
Mosaic spends US$1.4B for CF Industries’ assets
Mosaic’s (NYSE: MOS) proposed acquisition of CF Industries Holdings’ (NYSE: CF) phosphate business will give it enough product to meet expected demand growth, mostly in North and South America; brings earnings accretion; and exceeds…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Pretium responds: Brucejack an ‘exceptional high-grade’ gold project
Regarding your Nov. 6 editorial, “Is Pretium petering out?”, the Valley of the Kings bulk sample program at the Brucejack project in B.C. was designed to incorporate both a sampling program with the sample tower, and the results…
Alamos posts solid Q3 results
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) had a relatively good run in the third-quarter, with adjusted earnings of US$9.2 million, or US7¢ per share — in line with analysts’ expectations.
Mongolian gov’t rescinds 106 exploration licences
Criminal legal proceedings against former government officials in Mongolia have resulted in the cancellation of 106 mineral-exploration licences in the country. Investigating the former government officials accused of corruption has brought…
Editorial: Barrick hints at Munk’s retirement
It seems Peter Munk’s days at the helm of Barrick Gold might actually be coming to an end.
SilverCrest CEO digs into La Joya PEA
SPOKANE, WA — When it comes to positive stories about juniors transitioning to producers over the past few years, not many stand out like Vancouver-based SilverCrest Mines (TSXV: SVL; NYSE-MKT: SVLC) and its staged build-out at the Santa…
U.S. markets, Nov. 4-8
U.S. stock markets were in positive territory for the fifth week in a row, buoyed by unexpectedly strong jobs data showing that employers added 204,000 non-farm jobs in October, and better-than-expected gross domestic product (GDP) growth….