TSX slips, Feb. 21-24
The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost ground, retreating 1.9% to 15,533.47, during the holiday-shortened trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index tumbled 5.2% to 67.69, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index lost…
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IOC green-lights Wabush 3
Iron Ore Co. of Canada (IOC) is moving ahead with developing the Wabush 3 project, after a $79-million investment approval by its board. Wabush 3 — envisioned as a conventional…
Alamos Gold improves economics at Kirazli and Agi Dagi
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has made its precious metals portfolio in Turkey more attractive by publishing positive feasibility studies on the stand-alone Kirazli and Agi Dagi open-pit heap-leach…
Goldcorp entering ‘harvest mode,’ CEO Garofalo says
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has outlined an ambitious five-year growth plan, targeting a 20% increase in both gold reserves and annual production, plus a 20% reduction in all-in sustaining…
Barrick, Goldcorp end 2016 on a strong note
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) — Canada’s top gold companies by market capitalization — have released their fourth-quarter and full-year 2016 results. Here…
TSX creeps higher, Jan. 23–27
Canada’s main stock index inched up after the first trading week since U.S. president Donald J. Trump took office. The S&P/TSX Composite Index added 0.2% to close at 15,575.81. The…
TNM Data Miner: Largest global gold reserves in 2016
The Northern Miner put together the largest global gold reserves at operating mines in 2016, using the Intelligence Mine database from sister company Infomine. The list excludes combined reserves at…
NexGen resumes drilling at Arrow
NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; US-OTC: NXGEF) has kicked off a $14-million winter 2017 drill program at its Rook I property in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin. The program will comprise seven drill…
TNM Data Miner: Top 5 global uranium resources
The Northern Miner has compiled the five largest uranium reserves and resources at projects around the world using the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine. The list excludes inactive projects. 1….
Eastmain’s new team offers a three-asset strategy
Eastmain Resources (TSX: ER) has new management, led by president and CEO Claude Lemasson, and a new vision to advance its three key gold assets — Clearwater, Eastmain and the…
Wall Street dips, Jan. 9–13
U.S. equities slipped into negative territory, as oil prices retreated and gold rose. The S&P 500 Index dipped 0.1% to 2,274.64, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.4% to…
Yukon Snapshot: Three advanced projects
While Canada’s Yukon Territory has only one operating mine at the moment — Capstone Mining’s (TSX: CS) Minto copper mine, 240 km north of capital city Whitehorse — it has…