Silver tops $50 as squeeze bites; lease rates surge
Silver hovered near $50 (C$70) an oz. on Friday after setting a record at $51.30 a day earlier in its first trip over the threshold since 1980, as haven flows…
Precious Metals
Video: Lundin Gold targets near-mine growth at flagship Fruta del Norte
Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: LUGDF) aims to fold the Fruta del Norte South (FDNS) and FDN East zones into the Fruta del Norte mine plan in its next reserve…
Video: Seabridge eyes year-end JV decision for KSM
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) is zeroing in on a joint venture partner for its KSM copper-gold project in British Columbia, CEO Rudi Fronk said. The company aims to…
Video: Torex Gold CEO touts Media Luna ramp, multi-metal pivot
Torex Gold ‘s (TSX: TXG; OTCQX: TORXF) new Media Luna underground mine is up and running at the Morelos complex in Guerrero, Mexico, with the ramp on track and a…
Clean Air PEA bets on toll milling for fast Thunder Bay North payback
An updated study for Clean Air Metals’ (TSXV: AIR; US-OTC: CLRMF) Thunder Bay North platinum–palladium project in northern Ontario significantly cuts initial costs by shifting to a toll-mill processing scenario…
Video: In a ‘perfect storm,’ Asia now sets gold’s moves
Gold’s price setting has moved from the West to the East since March – a shift that shows the United States is losing control over gold and possibly other financial…
First Majestic production climbs on record silver output
First Majestic Silver (TSX, NYSE: AG) said total production rose 39% in the third quarter as the Canadian miner churned out the most silver in its history. Shares hit their…
Gold breaks $4,000 on rate-cut bets, haven demand
Spot gold peaked at around $4,037 per oz. in early trading Wednesday as investors sought safety amid a dovish United States Federal Reserve outlook and a U.S. data vacuum from…
Video: B2Gold rerating hinges on Goose, Mali permit
B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-A: BTG) expects a market rerating after achieving commercial production this week at Goose in Nunavut and as it works to secure a key permit in Mali,…
Opinion: Tokenizing pounds in the ground
A reader recently introduced me to an interesting idea: a firm in the United States is looking to “tokenize” unmined gold resources. Here’s the pitch from the company ‘NatGold’ (emphasis…
Video: Liberty targets 2026 feasibility at Black Pine
Liberty Gold (TSX: LGD; US-OTC: LGDTF) is looking to publish a feasibility study later next year for its Black Pine oxide project in Idaho, CEO Jon Gilligan said. It is…
Podcast: ‘Take some profits’—Jay Martin on gold stocks, US mining investment
This week’s episode features Vancouver Resource Investment Conference (VRIC) and VRIC Media president and CEO Jay Martin in conversation with host Adrian Pocobelli on the ongoing bull market in gold…