Equinox Gold nears production at Aurizona
Equinox Gold (TSXV: EQX; US-OTC: EQXGF) expects to pour the first gold at its Aurizona open-pit project in northeastern Brazil before year-end. The past-producing mine — which was put on…
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US markets rise marginally, April 16-20
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.42% to 24,462.94 and the S&P 500 Index rose 0.52% to 2,670.14. Alcoa posted the largest gain, surging $5.05 per share to $60.01. The…
TSXV moves higher, April 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 1.13% to end the trading week at 804.96. Shares of Evrim Resources jumped 55¢, or 59.8%, to $1.47, on new exploration results at Cuale,…
TSX posts gain, April 16-20
Canada’s benchmark index gained 1.38% to 15,484.32. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 2.49% to 61.77 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index increased 0.80% to 191.79, while spot gold fell…
Connemara completes maiden zinc resource in Ireland
The Republic of Ireland is one of the largest zinc producers in Europe and its base metal deposits have drawn some of the biggest names in the mining business —…
Nemaska Lithium attracts financing for Whabouchi
Nemaska Lithium (TSX: NMX; US-OTC: NMKEF) has landed two big financing deals in as many weeks with Japanese multinational conglomerate SoftBank Group Corp. and private equity firm Orion Mine Finance….
Nouveau Monde plans all-electric mine in Quebec
Nouveau Monde Graphite (TSXV: NOU) wants to build an all-electric, open-pit mine that will have a carbon neutral footprint at its Matawinie project in Quebec, 120 km north of Montreal. A…
Stratabound options Golden Culvert in Yukon
Kim Tyler was manager of project evaluations for North America at a mid-tier mining company in September 2016 when he first came across the Golden Culvert property in the Upper…
Is tin the top technology metal?
Rob Bruggeman, a former research analyst with more than a decade of experience at a boutique brokerage firm and a large bank-owned proprietary trading desk on Bay Street, has been…
Mining titan and philanthropist Peter Munk’s lifetime of achievement
It’s an extraordinary story about an extraordinary man who became one of the most legendary entrepreneurs in Canadian history. But at its core it is also a love story. It’s…
US markets end lower, April 2-6
Concerns over a U.S.-China trade war mounted after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested imposing another $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.71% to…
TSX Venture wobbles, March 19-23
Worries of a possible U.S.-China trade war spooked investors on the TSX Venture Exchange, sending the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index down 1.90% to 817.80. Goldex Resources posted the largest gain,…