TSX Venture loses ground, Aug. 22-26
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 3.3%, or 27.58 points, en route to an 805.53-point weekly close. Precious metals dropped after comments by the U.S. Federal Reserve hinting at an…
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US stocks fall, Aug. 22–26
U.S. equities tumbled during the last trading week of August, amidst speculation that the central bank could hike interest rates as early as mid-September. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…
Wesdome management talks high-grade discovery at Kiena
VANCOUVER — Shares of Wesdome Gold Mines (TSX: WDO; US-OTC: WDOFF) were off to the races following an impressive set of assays from a new underground discovery at the Kiena gold…
Coeur builds on 2016 success with exploration investment
Coeur Mining (NYSE: CDE) is reaping the fruits of its laborious corporate transformation, helped along by higher precious metal prices, as it produced earlier-than-expected positive free cash flow of US$12.2…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 27: Gold focus and the CEO corner
Matt launches an exciting new feature this week entitled “CEO Corner.” We touch base with B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) president and CEO Clive Johnson to talk about the right…
Avino Silver & Gold hits milestones in Durango
The start of commercial production at Avino Silver & Gold Mines’ (TSXV: ASM; NYSE: ASM) Avino ET mine — the second and largest mine on the company’s Avino property in…
Defiance Silver to resume drilling at San Acacio
Defiance Silver (TSXV: DEF) remains determined to keep advancing the past-producing San Acacio silver mine in Zacatecas’ historic silver district in central Mexico, as investor sentiment and precious metal prices…
NewCastle explores for more at Castle Mountain
VANCOUVER — Just three months after merging with Catalyst Copper, aspiring gold miner NewCastle Gold (TSXV: NCA; US-OTC: CTMQF) is already churning out drill results at its flagship past-producing Castle…
Electrum sees merit in Southern Silver’s Cerro las Minitas
Southern Silver Exploration (TSXV: SSV; US-OTC: SSVFF) likes to think that its Cerro las Minitas silver-lead-zinc project in Durango, Mexico, has a lot going for it. Not only is it…
Site visit: Integra takes aim at Gold Rush targets
VAL-D’OR, QUE. — Just eight months after wrapping up its Gold Rush Challenge exploration competition, Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) hosted a visit to its Lamaque South gold property,…
Orezone takes a beating after bumbled Bomboré resource
VANCOUVER — Shares of Orezone Gold (TSXV: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) were pummelled after the company revealed that its flagship Bomboré project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, contains much less gold than…
Editorial: LME shakes up gold world with gold and silver trading
Metal trading in the historic centre of London has had a pretty-clear cut dichotomy in recent years: base metals trading including futures are carried out on the giant London Metal…