Kivalliq has big plans for 2013
When it comes to junior uranium exploration and development companies, Kivalliq Energy (KIV-V) is the top pick of mining analysts at brokerage house Raymond James.
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More trouble at Pascua-Lama
Investors are getting tired of complications at Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) Pascua-Lama gold project, which is perched high up in the Andes, but not so removed from the earthly troubles of cost overruns and environmental challenges.
Riverside forges alliance with Hochschild in Sonora
VANCOUVER — Vancouver-based project generator Riverside Resources (RRI-V) continues to add to its stable of strong partnerships in Mexico following a $2.5-million strategic alliance with London-based precious metal producer Hochschild…
Junior exploration programs will be ‘pruned to the bone,’ Macquarie says
In a new report on junior precious metal explorers that looks at which companies will have the cash to survive the current market and the decline in the gold price, analysts at Macquarie Equities Research predict that exploration programs will…
Belo Sun shines more light on Volta Grande
Belo Sun Mining (BSX-T) continues its impressive string of resource updates at its wholly owned Volta Grande project in Brazil.
Commentary: Juniors can still raise capital if they learn from the past
As many in the mining sector are well aware, junior mining companies are having a harder time accessing capital markets for financing. Even when they are able to get their hands on some money, the financing comes with more onerous terms than…
TSX Venture falls alongside commodities, Apr. 8-12
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index followed commodities downward during the Apr. 8-12 trading period, dropping 1.8% or 19.24 points en route to a 1,022.61 point weekly close.
Falco finds gold in Horne’s old data
Falco Pacific Resource Group (FPC-V) secured a jewel of Canada’s mining history just as markets tightened. But rather than let the conditions get it down, the company wound up proving an old adage correct: necessity is indeed the mother…
Suriname approves new agreement with Iamgold
Early last month Iamgold (IMG-T, IAG-N) declared that it wanted to cut annual spending by $100 million through a combination of cost-cutting initiatives aimed at reducing mine operating costs, exploration expenditures and administrative…
TSX drops as gold declines, April 8-12
It was a bumpy ride for the resource-heavy TSX during the April 8–12 trading week as the price of gold tumbled.
U.S. equities remain in positive territory despite falling commodity prices, Apr. 8-12
U.S. equity indexes rose for four days in a row with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 posting new closing highs on Thursday Apr. 11. Stocks were driven higher by several bright spots in the economy. The Labor Department…
Rainy River hits feasibility milestone
Rainy River Resources’ (RR-T) president and CEO Raymond Threlkeld is touting the company’s Rainy River gold deposit in northwestern Ontario as a “low risk and very high return project.”