The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed near a four-week high during the trading sessions, as it gained nearly 2%, or 8.63 points, en route to a 508.15-point close. Markets were buoyed by rising metal prices, while growth figures in…
Toronto’s S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped 0.5% to 12,763.99 after a poor jobs report, while oil prices dropped and gold prices rebounded. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 9.4% to 45.25, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified…
U.S. equities posted a second consecutive weekly gain, after a surprise move from the Bank of Japan to stimulate its economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.3% to 16,466.30, while the S&P 500 Index advanced 1.8% to 1,940.24. The…
VANCOUVER — It isn’t a particularly active year for the exploration community, but Forum Uranium (TSXV: FDC; US-OTC: FDCFF) is bucking the trend with a pair of drill programs it hopes will lead to another major discovery…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index recovered from historic lows during the trading period, as it gained 3.3%, or 15.85 points, en route to a 499.52-point weekly close. Commodity futures were on the rise across the board, with markets also…
An interest rate cut by Japan’s central bank, the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to leave rates alone and rising oil prices — West Texas Intermediate crude finished at US$33.70 per barrel — lifted global markets. There…
VANCOUVER — It’s been a bumpy ride for foreign mining companies in Argentina over the past three years, but explorer U3O8 Corp. (TSX: UWE) saw light at the end of the political tunnel in late October when the Andean…
A town hall meeting to discuss the TSX Venture Exchange’s proposed improvements to Canada’s public venture market filled a large ballroom at the Sheraton Hotel in Toronto on Jan. 18.
U.S. markets were closed on Jan. 18 for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday and see-sawed the rest of the week, as West Texas Intermediate crude dipped below US$27.98 per barrel on Wednesday before finishing up 5.5% to US$32.20. The European…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index hit historic lows, as it dropped 1.1%, or 5.29 points, en route to a 483.67-point weekly close. Monetary stimulus measures were on the horizon for many of the world’s major economies, as European…
In mid-January, The Northern Miner was once again privileged to host the latest in our popular series of Roundtable discussions featuring a who’s who of mining leaders in Canada. Held in downtown Toronto and sponsored by accounting…
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