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Gold bars at Lake Shore Gold's Bell Creek mill in Ontario. Credit: Lake Shore Gold

Tahoe bids $945M for Lake Shore Gold

Tahoe Resources (TSX: THO; NYSE: TAHO) is set to buy Toronto-based junior producer Lake Shore Gold (TSX: LSG; NYSE-MKT: LSG) in a $945-million, all-share bid, with analysts on both sides of the deal approving.



US stocks gain ground, Jan. 25-29

U.S. equities posted a second consecutive weekly gain, after a surprise move from the Bank of Japan to stimulate its economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.3% to 16,466.30, while the S&P 500 Index advanced 1.8% to 1,940.24. The…



Workers underground at Vale's Taquari-Vassouras   potash mine in Brazil. Credit: Vale

Moody’s puts 55 miners on review for downgrade

Moody’s Investors Service has put the credit ratings of 55 mining companies under review due to poor market conditions, noting this downturn marks a “unprecedented shift” for the mining industry.


TSX rises on higher oil prices, Jan. 18-22

The Toronto stock market ended in positive territory, as oil prices strengthened and investors considered possible monetary easing by central banks in Europe and Japan. The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 2.6% to close at 12,389.58. The…


Lydian International's flagship Amulsar gold project in Armenia. Credit: Lydian International

The biggest gold losers in 2015

Last year was another tough year for gold companies, with the spot metal price sliding 10% to finish 2015 at US$1,061 per oz. While some miners thrived in the low gold price environment, others collapsed, with more than a few voluntarily…


Loading a truck at Endeavour Mining's 55%-owned Ity gold mine in southern Cte d'Ivoire, 480 km northwest of Abidjan. Credit: Endeavour Mining

Endeavour, Detour exit 2015 on a high note

Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) and Detour Gold (TSX: DGC; US-OTC: DRGDF) — two of the gold sector’s top share-price performers last year — reported strong fourth-quarter and full-year production results in 2015…


Drilling at Rockhaven Resources' Klaza gold-silver project, 50 km west of the town of Carmacks in the Yukon. Credit: Rockhaven Resources

More gold for Rockhaven at Klaza

VANCOUVER — With over 20 million historical oz. of placer gold scoured out of the gravel creeks across the northern latitudes of the Yukon Territory, Matthew Turner, president, CEO and director of Rockhaven Resources (TSXV: RK), says…


US equities continue to sink, Jan.11-15

U.S. stocks retreated, continuing the U.S. market’s worst-ever start to the calendar year, as oil prices tumbled and investors worried about the health of the Chinese economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 2.2% to 15,988.08 and the…


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