Editorial: Lack of QE tapering backstops gold price
Mid-September has been a busy time for the gold market.
Commodities Markets
Commentary: Ned Goodman and the ‘Botox Economy’
Ned Goodman, president and CEO of Dundee Corp., spoke about the perils of quantitative easing at the Toronto Resource Investment Conference on Sept. 12. He made the following remarks, as recorded by The Northern Miner:
Metals, mining and money markets
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Is there any hope for Venture-listed juniors?
It’s no surprise that the fall in commodity prices, the rise in mining and development costs and shrinking available capital have created a recipe for disaster in the junior resource sector. But John McCoach believes better days are…
Editorial: QE-related price distortions
In a presentation at the Toronto Resource Investment Conference on Sept. 12, David Franklin of Sprott Asset Management said that after a tough first half “we have turned the corner,” and investors can take advantage of price…
Investors can take advantage of QE-related price distortions, says Sprott’s David Franklin
In a presentation at the Toronto Resource Investment Conference Sept. 12, David Franklin of Sprott Asset Management said that after a tough first half of the year “we have turned the corner” and that investors can take advantage of…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Metals, mining and money markets
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Russian-Belarusian potash dispute grows with arrests, oil supply cuts
VANCOUVER – Belarus’ move to arrest the head of Russian potash major Uralkali (LSE: USKA) on suspicion of corruption and abuse of power erased all hope that the latest spat between Belarus and Russia would fade away and allow…
Commentary: Executive compensation and M&A: How not to get burned in a fire sale
Rising costs, lower prices and market skepticism led to a decrease in mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity throughout the mining sector. However, as I pointed out in my previous article, “Executive compensation and M&A:…
Metals, mining and money markets
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Feds flag funds for Yukon mining innovation centre
VANCOUVER — The federal government is hoping it can generate jobs and ease a skilled labour shortage in the Yukon’s mining industry with a $5.6-million investment that will fund the creation of a new Centre for Northern Innovation…