Premier up-and-comer in the royalty space
While investors holding paper in gold explorers and producers have largely been disappointed recently, it has been an entirely different story for investors in gold royalty companies.
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Friedland works his magic at the PDAC
Legendary mining promoter Robert Friedland is looking to strike it big again — this time with Ivanplats’ (IVP-T) high-grade precious and base metals projects in Africa.
Wall Street ends on a high note
U.S. stocks ended in positive territory during the March 4–8 trading week, helped by strong jobs data.
Wesdome falls on Kiena mine suspension
VANCOUVER — Shares of Toronto-based operator Wesdome Gold Mines (WDO-T) took a tumble following news it was suspending activities at its Kiena underground mine located in Val d’Or, Quebec. The company announced on March 8 that…
Crocodile turns to debt markets to fund growth
Crocodile Gold (CRK-T) is looking to fund development through debt.
TomaGold and Quinto soar on Monster Lake gold hits
VANCOUVER – A few high-grade gold hits and TomaGold’s (LOT-V) share price is up almost 200% since mid-February, while its thinly-traded joint venture partner on the project, Quinto Real Capital (QIT-V) is up an astonishing 1,850% .
Banro shares plummet as CEO exits, costs rise at Namoya
Banro (BAA-T, BAA-X) slumped nearly 22% after the gold explorer announced the sudden departure of its president and chief executive, Simon Village, after markets closed on March 6.
TrueGold makes good first impression
Riverstone Resources’ name change seems to be doing the trick.
Rio Alto rises on La Arena drilling
VANCOUVER – With its La Arena gold mine having just completed its first year of commercial production, Rio Alto Mining (RIO-T) is finding time to probe some nearby exploration targets and results from the first set of holes are promising.
PDAC: Survival tips for juniors
In a market, where majors are struggling to perform, there seems little hope that juniors will weather the storm, making strategies to survive a popular theme at this year’s Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)…
First Quantum’s annual profit hit by lower copper prices
VANCOUVER — Despite a 16% year-on-year jump in copper production Vancouver-based First Quantum Minerals (FM-T, FQM-L) told a familiar story during an annual report on its 2012 fiscal year: falling average realized copper prices and rising…
SilverCrest beefs up Santa Elena
Three important bits of information came out of SilverCrest Mines’ (SVL-V, SVLC-X) latest drill results from its Santa Elena project in Mexico.