TSX rises 3.8% over June 26-30 trading week
Over the June 26-30 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index advanced 737.06 points or 3.8% to 20,155.29. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 2.01 points or 1.93% to 106.16 and…
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Canada’s Top Ten: Barrick leads this year’s list of miners by market cap
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) returned as Canada’s largest mining company on the Toronto Stock Exchange, displacing last year’s leader Nutrien (TSX: NTR), which plummeted in market value by…
Denison boosts economics for Phoenix, updates Gryphon costs
Denison Mines (TSX: DML) has released results of a feasibility study completed for in-situ recovery (ISR) mining of the high-grade Phoenix uranium deposit, part of its 95% owned Wheeler River…
GMS Video: SCP Resource sees opportunity in M&A, ‘ultra-low’ junior valuations
SCP Resource Finance was formed in May, after a management-led buyout of Sprott Capital Partners from Sprott Inc. At The Northern Miner’s recent Global Mining Symposium, Brandon Gaspar, VP and…
CanAlaska to drill Geikie uranium project, plans nickel spinout
CanAlaska Uranium (TSXV: CVV; US-OTC: CVVUF) has begun mobilizing its field team, drill crew and equipment to it’s 60%-owned Geikie uranium project in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca Basin, an area that currently…
American indexes on the front foot during May 29-June 2 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 580.28 points or 1.8% to 33,673.62 and the S&P 500 gained 87.7 points or 1% over the week to 4,293.13. Among the top gainers…
Top Ten Australian juniors exploring in Canada
The following companies are the Top Ten Australian-headquartered juniors with a market capitalization of less than $1 billion, and have one or more active exploration projects in Canada, ranked according…
Video: Why Purepoint Uranium’s Athabasca basin assets are different
Chris Frostad, president and CEO of Purepoint Uranium Group discusses how Purepoint stands out among explorers in the Athabasca basin of Saskatchewan and its plans for the Hook Lake project…
Work to sideline Russia on nuclear fuel puts Cameco at centre stage
Cameco CEO Tim Gitzel first joined the company’s executive team in 2007 – the year that the uranium price peaked at a high of US$136 per lb., rising from less…
Top uranium miner Kazatomprom to develop own rare metals deposit
The world’s largest uranium producer, Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP), will begin developing its own deposit of rare metals in Kazakhstan’s Aktobe province through its subsidiary Ulba Metallurgical Plant. The Kazatomprom’s unit,…
NexGen, Fission power ahead at Rook I, PLS uranium projects
Two uranium projects in Saskatchewan’s Athabasca basin moved closer to construction this week, with NexGen Energy (TSX: NXE; NYSE: NXE; ASX: NXG) reporting strong interest from lenders in funding its…
TSX Venture index falls nearly 4% during Apr. 17-21 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 23.68 points or 3.7% over the Apr. 17-21 trading period to close at 614.2. Sigma Lithium fell the most by value, dropping $5.37 apiece…