The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index showed signs of recovery after a tough month, with a 2.8% — or 26.15-point jump — leading to a 965.22-point weekly close. Rising commodity prices and a stronger Canadian dollar contributed to…
Investors took comfort in the fact that unemployment claims in the U.S. fell more than expected, which helped bolster all three big indexes south of the border. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 165 points to 14,712.55, the S&P 500…
The downturn in the gold market may be making investors anxious, but the head of one of Canada’s most prominent gold miners, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), is staying as cool as a spring breeze in Nunavut.
Endeavour Silver Corp. (EDR-T, EXK-N) and Osisko Mining (OSK-T) became the latest companies to unveil cost-cutting measures this week—and both on the same day—as volatile markets and precious metal prices continue to bite into the…
The HD Mining case, which is currently before the Federal Court of Canada, has a high media profile these days. It’s a story that weaves together two hot button legal issues for the labour movement: immigration and occupational health and…
VANCOUVER – Most of the world’s mining majors are selling non-core assets to focus on optimizing key operations, shoring up earnings, and cutting back capital outlays. The shift follows a few years of overspending spurred by commodity…
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index showed signs of recovery following a tough month during the Apr. 22-26 trading period, with a 2.8%, or 26.15 point, jump leading to a 965.22 point weekly close. Rising commodity prices…
Investors took comfort in the fact that unemployment claims in the U.S. fell more than expected and that helped bolster all three of the big indices south of the border for the April 22-26 period.
The S&P/TSX Composite Index managed to hold on to its earlier gains during the April 22–26 trading week, edging up 155 points to 12,220.20. The index fell after the U.S. government reported slower than expected growth in the…
Calibre Mining (CXB-V) and B2Gold ( BTO-T, BGLPF-O ) are taking their relationship to the next level with B2Gold committing to spend $6 million for an additional 19% of the Primavera gold-copper porphyry project and surrounding 322 sq km of…
The year’s first quarter brought challenges beyond a falling gold price for Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM-T, AEM-N), but its nothing that a company with a 55-year history can’t weather.
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based junior Homestake Resource (HSR-V) is turning the page on nine years of exploration at its Homestake Ridge gold-silver property on the Iskut-Stewart-Kitsault belt 32 km northwest of Alice Arm, B.C. A final…
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