TSX Venture falls, April 2-6
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 3.45% to end the trading week at 769.15. The index had traded above 800 for most of 2018 before crashing as low as 754…
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TSX dips, April 2-6
Canada’s benchmark index fell 1.04% to 12,207.41. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 1.41% to 69.03 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 0.33% to 185.95, while the gold price…
The Northern Miner Podcast – episode 98: Peter Munk retrospective – A life lived in full
In this episode Northern Miner editor-in-chief John Cumming and senior staff writer Trish Saywell look back at the remarkable life and career of Barrick Gold founder Peter Munk, who died…
SolGold steps up drilling campaign in Ecuador
With US$90 million in the bank and plenty of ground still to explore, Brisbane-based SolGold (TSX: SOLG; US-OTC: SLGGF) has embarked on a 120,000-metre, 12-drill program at its Cascabel copper-gold…
Global Gold Snapshot: Nine explorers and miners pushing forward with new projects
With gold prices remaining strong over the past couple of years and showing no signs of abating, gold exploration and mine development are in high gear, with substantial projects and…
Jaguar doubles production at one gold mine while losing another
Jaguar Mining (TSX: JAG; US-OTC: JAGGF) says gold production at the company’s underground Pilar gold mine in Minas Gerais, 50 km east of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, will nearly double over…
Site visit: Iamgold turns around Rosebel in Suriname
PARAMARIBO, SURINAME — Only a few years ago during the depths of the mining industry downturn, Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG) had on its hands with its Rosebel open-pit gold mine…
Discovery-takeover cycle continues in Argentina’s Deseado Massif
Mirasol Resources (TSXV: MRZ), a precious metals explorer using the prospect-generator model, says prospecting along the Resolution trend at its wholly owned Nico property in the Deseado Massif region of…
US markets fall, March 19-23
Gold rose 2.5% to close at US$1,346.8 during a poor week for U.S. markets. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 3.5% to 81.5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…
Commentary: Fifty years of ‘free’ gold
It is difficult to say when the ‘free’ gold market came into existence, since there always has been one. Yes, the gold price has been set and fixed by governments…
Greenstone takes 30% stake in gold miner Serabi
Private equity group Greenstone Resources is investing US$15 million for a 29.82% stake in Serabi Gold (TSX: SBI; LON: SRB), a junior with two operating gold mines in Brazil. The…
Pershing builds Relief Canyon
Pershing Gold (TSX: PGLC; NASDAQ: PGLC) is pursuing step-out and infill drilling at its Relief Canyon gold-silver project in Pershing County, 150 km northeast of Reno, Nev., while raising capital…