TSX Venture Exchange pledges to revitalize, diversify
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.
Stock Markets/Investing
US markets post first weekly gains in 2016, Jan. 18-22
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…
TSX Venture loses more ground, Jan. 18-22
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…
Editorial: Does mining have an ROI problem?
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…
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding at Jan. 15/16 (with changes from Dec.31/15).
TSX Venture falls to historic low, Jan.11-15
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index is reaching historic lows, falling 5%, or 25.71 points, to a 488.96-point close.
Kaminak boosts confidence in Coffee with new studies
VANCOUVER — It’s hard to find a flaw in Kaminak Gold’s (TSXV: KAM; US-OTC: KMKGF) Coffee gold project, 130 km south of Dawson City in the Yukon. The economics of a proposed heap-leach operation have held up through…
Lundin, Ecuador gov’t agree to advance Fruta del Norte
VANCOUVER — It has taken half a year of negotiations for Lundin Gold (TSX: LUG; US-OTC: FTMNF) to come to a financial agreement with the government of Ecuador to develop its flagship Fruta del Norte high-grade underground gold deposit, 80…
US equities continue to sink, Jan.11-15
U.S. stocks retreated, continuing the U.S. market’s worst-ever start to the calendar year, as oil prices tumbled and investors worried about the health of the Chinese economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.2% to 15,988.08 and the…
TSX approaches 12,000 level, Jan. 11-15
It was a nasty week on the markets as oil sank below US$30 per barrel for the first time since 2003 and the Canadian dollar dropped below US69¢ for the first time in 13 years, closing at US68.82¢. The S&P/TSX Composite Index…
TSX Venture falls, Jan. 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index stayed near the lowest point in its history, falling 2.1%, or 10.99 points, to a 514.77-point weekly close.
Dominion Diamond grapples with activist shareholders
Yellowknife-based Dominion Diamond (TSX: DDC; NYSE: DDC) is the latest Canadian miner to land in the cross hairs of activist shareholders. On Dec. 21, Toronto-based hedge fund K2 & Associates Investment Management emailed a letter…