US markets post slight gain, Feb. 18-22: Newmont, Rio Tinto
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.57% to 26,031.81, while the S&P 500 Index increased 0.62% to 2,792.67. Spot gold finished the week at US$1,337.80 per oz., up US$16.40 per…
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TSX rises, Feb 4-8: RNC, Wallbridge and First Quantum
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1% to end the trading week at 15,663.33. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 0.65% to 71.90, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.3% to…
US markets post slight gains: Vale, Cleveland Cliffs, Buenaventura, Franco-Nevada, Peabody Energy
The Dow Jones Industrial Average posted a marginal 0.17% gain to 25,106.33, while the S&P 500 Index ended 0.05% higher at 2,707.88. Despite a rising dollar, spot gold held above…
TSX Venture dips, Feb 4-8: Max Resources, Bonterra Resources, Redzone Resources
The TSX/S&P Venture Composite Index slipped 1.7% to end the trading week at 611.94. Shares of Max Resource rose 111% to 38¢. The company recently expanded the zone through surface…
TSX Venture Exchange moves higher, Jan. 21-25: Goldsource, Roscan, Palangio, New Pacific
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.52% to finish the trading week at 604.56. A new discovery at Goldsource Mines‘ Eagle Mountain gold project in Guyana sent the junior explorer’s…
TSX posts marginal gain, Jan. 21-25: Royal Nickel, Endeavour Mining, SSR and Barrick
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.41% to 15,366.05. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index gained 1.71% to 68.54, while the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index fell 1.03% to 107.44. Spot gold…
US markets rise, Jan. 7-11: Hecla, Pretium, Teck
Gold prices rose 0.2% to close the trading week at US$1,286.80, while the Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index fell 0.2% to close at 71.71. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
TSX rises, Jan. 7-11: Barrick, Xanadu, Golden Queen, Pretium, Nautilus
After a jittery year-end, investors jumped back into stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the first full week of trading in 2019, pushing the S&P/TSX Index up 512.4 points…
TSX Venture rises, Jan. 7-11; Cobalt 27, K92, Ascot-IDM
Shares of Cobalt 27 Capital rose 26¢ to $4.44. In January 2019, the company bought Westgold Resources’ royalty on the Mount Marion lithium mine in Western Australia for $240,400, plus…
TSX rebounds, Dec. 24–28
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rebounded 2.1% over the week to finish at 14,222 on Dec. 28 and finish the year at 14,322.90 on Dec. 31 — or an 11.6% drop…
US markets rise, Dec. 24-28
The gold price continued a strong December push, rising 1.9% to US$1,280.40. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 1.4% to 69.68 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.7%…
TSX Venture soars, Dec. 24-28
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 4.12% to close the trading week at 552.09, and has continued to rise over the start of 2019. Shares of Novo Resources rose 48¢…