Raymond James raises gold, copper forecasts, lowers uranium
Brian MacArthur of Raymond James is increasing his price forecasts for gold, copper, zinc and coking call and lowering his estimate for uranium. The mining analyst has revised his average…
Copper
TSX Venture posts marginal gain, April 1-5: Cantex, Filo, Ximen
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 0.47% to 629.81. Cantex Mine Development — whose chairman is Charles Fipke — posted the biggest gain, rising 94¢ to $3.43. The company announced…
Cordoba to drill for porphyry source beneath Alacran
Cordoba Minerals (TSXV: CDB; US-OTC: CDBMF) is planning a 1,000 metre drill program at its Alacran copper-gold deposit, part of its San Matias copper-gold project in Colombia. Based on its…
Nicola drills at past-producing New Craigmont in BC
Vancouver-based junior Nicola Mining (TSXV: NIM) has finished a 39-hole, reverse-circulation drill program at its past-producing 100.8 sq. km New Craigmont copper property in south-central B.C.’s Nicola Valley, testing waste…
Copper Snapshot: Eight companies hunting for the red metal
Compelling supply and demand projections for copper in the years ahead makes the red metal one of the favourites of industry observers, who see flat-lining mine supply running into increased…
Sandfire progresses Black Butte toward feasibility
Sandfire Resources America (TSXV: SFR; US-OTC: SRAFF) has released the draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for its wholly owned underground Black Butte copper project in central Montana, 27 km north…
Fortuna Silver revises numbers at Lindero after delays
Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) reported a jump in resource tonnes and ounces exclusive of reserves at its Lindero gold project in Argentina and estimates the project will…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Copper mine output rises 2.3% in 2018, says ICSG
The following is an edited release from the International Copper Study Group (ICSG) showing preliminary data for world copper supply and demand for 2018. For more detailed information, visit www.icsg.org….
Ivanhoe tests area near Kamoa North discovery hole
In January, Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) reported a 22-metre intercept of 13.05% copper at a 2% cut-off in a shallow, flat-lying discovery sitting within 190 metres of surface…
Boreal pursues new VMS zone at Gumsberg in Sweden
Just a few months after finishing a nine-hole, 1,600-metre drill program at its Gumsberg zinc-silver-lead project in Sweden, Boreal Metals (TSXV: BMX) has begun drilling the project again. The campaign,…
Troubadour reviews Zeballos gold camp in BC
Troubadour Resources (TSXV: TR; US-OTC: TROUF) is midway through a due diligence program on its 13 sq. km Privateer gold property near the town of Zeballos, on Vancouver Island’s northwest…
TSX mixed, March 18-22: Barrick, INV and Seabridge
Canada’s benchmark index fell 0.31% to 16,089.22. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 1.4% to 75.07 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2.8% to 199. The gold price rose…