TSX, TSXV miners raise most cash in a decade
The amount of money raised for mining on Canada’s leading stock markets the TSX and its Venture Exchange jumped 62% in this year’s first half compared with 2023’s same period,…
Precious Metals
Site visit: Dolly Varden Silver targets high-grade expansion at Kitsault Valley in BC
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV; US-OTC: DOLLF) says drilling at its Kitsault Valley project in northern British Columbia is on track to meet this year’s exploration targets as the company…
No halt to mining despite First Nation’s concerns, Yukon government says
The Yukon government said it’s not prepared to stop mining activity on First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun (FNNND) traditional territory following the June 24 landslide at Victoria Gold’s (TSXV:…
Site visit: Cashed up Skeena pushes Eskay Creek toward 2027 start
Three seconds to blast. Skeena Resources’ (TSX: SKE; NYSE: SKE) president and CEO Randy Reichert focuses on the countdown crackling over the radio. The ground shudders, dust rises, and the…
Top 10: Freeport-McMoRan, Southern Copper lead US miners in size, profits
Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) and Southern Copper (NYSE: SCCO) top the list of U.S. mining companies by market capitalization and net income as two titans of the copper sector. Freeport-McMoRan is…
Agnico, Barrick dominate top Canadian miners
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), which tops our list of Canadian miners by market value at $51.4 billion in late July, runs the country’s biggest gold mines by output:…
Gold Fields buys into Torq’s copper project in Chile
Gold Fields (NYSE: GFI; JSE: GFI) may invest US$48 million to advance Torq Resources’ (TSXV: TORQ; OTC: TRBMF) early-stage Santa Cecilia copper-gold project in Chile, according to a preliminary joint venture agreement. …
Video: Tough markets leading some juniors to pad project potential, Doug Silver warns
The quality of disclosures in junior mining – a sector that in the past was rife with shady stock promoters – has improved over the past four decades, says Douglas…
Site visit: Permit builds buyout promise at huge KSM gold-copper project, Seabridge says
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SAKSM) has long been seen as a juicy takeover candidate for its huge KSM gold-copper deposit, but its remote, mountainous location in British Columbia, US$6.4-billion…
Victoria Gold CEO says company won’t fold, contamination minor
Victoria Gold (TSXV: VGCX) says the danger of major contamination from its Eagle mine in the Yukon has passed and the company is financially solvent for now. CEO and president…
Video: Sandstorm Gold’s output set to double in five years, CEO says
Sandstorm Gold Royalties (TSX: SAND; NYSE: SAND) expects to double production to around 160,000 oz. gold yearly over the next five years, co-founder and CEO Nolan Watson said in an…
Video: Mining faces cash crunch following decades of neglect, Grosskopf says
Undervaluation remains a persistent issue for mining companies, particularly juniors, compared to other sectors like technology and biotech, SCP Resource Finance chairman Peter Grosskopf said in an interview this month….