Agnico Eagle buys 15% of GoldQuest for $23M
GoldQuest Mining (TSXV: GQC) shares got a welcome boost after reports that Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) is buying 15% of the company for $23 million. This marks…
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TSX slips, Dec. 27–30
The S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped 0.3% to 15,287.59 during the last week of 2016. While Canada’s benchmark index exited the year on a soft note, it gained 17.5% since the…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 41: Interstellar gold and Arizona Mining ft. Joe Mazumdar
We’re joined this week by Exploration Insights analyst Joe Mazumdar to talk about Arizona Mining‘s (TSX: AZ; US-OTC: WLDVF) ongoing battle with the Global Mining Observer over … manganese concerns?! Matt…
Wall Street rises, Dec. 5–9
U.S. indexes finished strong, despite lower gold and oil prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 3% to close at 19,756.85. The S&P 500 Index also rose 3% to 2,259.53…
Stornoway opens Quebec’s first diamond mine
JAMES BAY REGION, QUE. — On a blustery grey day in mid-October, as Stornoway Diamond (TSX: SWY) welcomes 200 visitors to the official opening of its Renard diamond mine in…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 32: Quebec rocks and gold mergers
Matt and Lesley are back with another edition of The Geology Corner. This week we’re focusing on Quebec gold deposits, with discussion ranging from Agnico Eagle Mines’ (TSX: AEM; NYSE:…
The geology behind Quebec’s world-class metal districts
For more than a few Quebecers, walking amongst some of the earth’s oldest rocks is an everyday occurrence. Almost 90% of the bedrock in the province belongs to the Canadian…
Agnico Eagle adds gold ounces at Amaruq
VANCOUVER — Agnico Eagle Mines’ (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) Amaruq gold project is well on the way to becoming its next great discovery story. The company has rapidly advanced the Whale…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 23: Dog days of summer
Western Editor Matthew Keevil hosts a height-of-summer episode highlighted by a busy earning season. We dig into results from Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX), Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM;…
TSX stays flat, July 25–29
The S&P/TSX Composite Index stayed relatively flat at 14,582.74. The benchmark index increased 3.7% in July, marking its best month since March. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index…
Gold majors deliver Q2 results
Many companies published their second-quarter earnings on July 27, including gold miners Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX), Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG)…
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…