US markets down, June 25-29
Gold fell 1.3% to close at US$1,252.4, as threats of a trade war with China continue to loom over the United States. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index slipped 0.5%…
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TSX ends lower, June 25-29
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 1.05% to 16,277.73. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index declined 0.63% to finish at 191.54, while spot gold fell 1.15% to US$1,252.40 per oz. gold. The…
Mexican Gold’s Las Minas has big-time backers
It all started with a cup of coffee in Zacatecas. Brian Robertson was swapping stories with a fellow engineer when he learned about 30 historical mines in the cliffs and…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 110: Nicaragua and Yukon mineral development ft Condor, Atac, Alexco & Yukon DM Mills
This week we serve up a double-header offering of highlights from the Canadian Mining Symposium in London: an interview with Condor Gold chairman and CEO Mark Child; and a panel…
Nevsun’s Bisha not going away any time soon
It looks like the Bisha zinc-copper mine in Eritrea is going to be around a little longer — or perhaps a lot longer than most would have expected, after its…
Editorial: New DRC mining code comes into force
After months of outcry from foreign mining companies active in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the new DRC mining code proposed in March was signed into law with…
CITIC buys 19.9% of Ivanhoe
CITIC Metal, subsidiary of Chinese company CITIC, will acquire a 19.9% stake in Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), making it the company’s largest single shareholder. The companies signed the…
Roxgold hits Q1 record high for gold production at Yaramoko
Roxgold (TSX: ROXG; US-OTC: ROGFF) has hit a record high for first-quarter production at its Yaramoko underground gold mine in southwestern Burkina Faso, 200 km southwest from the capital city…
TSX Venture falls, June 11-15
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index ended the trading week down once again, falling 2.6% to 754.4. Shares of Cantex Mine Development rose 18¢ to 33¢. The company said it…
TSX inches higher while gold dips, June 11-15
Canada’s benchmark index rose 0.68% to 16,314.42 during a mixed week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 1.9% to 75.17. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.3% to 191.66, while…
US markets little changed, June 11-15
The prospect of a wider trade war between China and the U.S. escalated during the trading week, as the Trump administration said it would impose a 25% tariff on up…
Resolute Mining to invest $21M in Orca Gold
African-focused gold miner Resolute Mining (US-OTC: RMGGF) is investing nearly $22 million in Orca Gold (TSXV: ORG: US-OTC: CANWF) in a two-tranche deal that Orca expects will close this July….