US markets rise, July 18–22
U.S. equities continued higher, helped by encouraging U.S. economic data and better-than-expected corporate earnings. The S&P 500 Index rose 0.6% to a 2,175.03 high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced…
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TSX moves lower, July 18-22
A state of emergency imposed in Turkey following a failed military coup, an attack at a shopping mall in Germany that left nine people dead, and the week-long Republican National…
Lupaka’s Invicta to hit commercial production in November
Lupaka Gold (TSXV: LPK) says a recent US$6.1-million gold purchase agreement with New York-based Pandion Mine Finance will get the construction of its Invicta polymetallic mine in Peru across the…
Site visit: Goldcorp VP Bergeron talks future of Coffee project
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — It’s an exciting time in Canada’s Yukon Territory. On July 20, Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) completed its acquisition of explorer Kaminak Gold and its multimillion-ounce…
Colombian Mines’ Nevada acquisition sends shares soaring
Robert Carrington has spent a good part of his career in Nevada and has helped find a number of deposits that became producing mines, including Twin Creek, now owned by…
Asanko fires back after allegations from K2 Investment
VANCOUVER — Asanko Gold (TSX: AKG; NYSE-MKT: AKG) has reported its inaugural production quarter at its Asanko gold mine in Ghana, but it is also busy countering criticism about its technical reporting…
Site visit: Klondike Gold’s quest for the motherlode in the Yukon
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Klondike Gold’s (TSXV: KG) president and CEO Peter Tallman reckons his company may have found the motherlode just 20 km south of the prolific Klondike goldfields,…
Miner Moments #1: Podcast interview with Joe Mazumdar of Exploration Insights
Recorded live in Dawson City, Yukon, western editor Matthew Keevil is joined by economic geologist Joe Mazumdar from Exploration Insights. Topics include Newmont Mining’s (NYSE: NEM) recent US$1.3-billion sale of its…
Argonaut misses Q2 production target
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) has revised its full-year production guidance after missing its second-quarter output goal, and gold analysts have responded by lowering their expectations on the stock. On July…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 21: Land of the Midnight Sun
Matt and Lesley record on-site at the Yukon Mining Alliance Investment Conference 2016 in Dawson City! We dig into our conversations with Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) representatives on the recent…
TSX Venture posts gains, July 11-15
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index reached a 20-month high, gaining 14.24 points, or 1.9%, to a 766.36-point close. Spot gold prices declined US$28.88, or 2.1%, to US$1,337.45 per oz., after…
Ascot prepares for Sprott’s $20M investment
VANCOUVER — Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT) is reconsidering plans on how to best advance its flagship Premier gold-silver project, 20 km northeast of Stewart, B.C., now that mining and exploration financier Eric…