Sphinx unfazed by sinking zinc
Zinc prices have fallen 32% from a high of US$1.63 per lb. in early 2018 to US$1.15 per lb. today. But Jeremie Ryan, CEO of Sphinx Resources (TSXV: SFX), is…
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Donner Metals acquires Preissac nickel-copper-PGM property
If you want to find nickel mineralization in Quebec, probably one good place to start is near the past-producing Marbridge nickel mine — the only mine to have produced nickel in the Abitibi region and the first nickel sulphide…
TSX Venture Exchange, Dec. 27-Jan. 3
The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index continued its rally to start the new year, with a late-December run fueling a 2.8% or 25.7 point gain during the Dec. 27-Jan. 3 trading sessions en route to a 944.71 point close. Gains were driven by…
TSX Venture Exchange, Dec. 9-13
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index declined for a second straight week during the trading sessions, with a sell-off heading into the holiday season resulting in a 2.4%, or 22.18-point loss, en route to a 894.47-point close. Word on the…
Donner on life-support after losing Bracemac-McLeod
Despite a valiant attempt to raise capital, Donner Metals (TSXV: DON; US-OTC: DONFF) defaulted on a payment owed to Glencore Xstrata (LSE: GLEN) and as a result handed over its 35% interest in the Bracemac-McLeod mine…
TSX Venture Exchange, Sept. 3-6
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index returned to positive territory during the shortened trading week. It registered a gain of 1.7%, or 15.6 points, and closed at 954.92 points — its highest valuation since early July. Markets…
Sandstorm gets cashed-up
Sandstorm Gold (SSL-V) is looking to raise $150 million so it can add to its precious-metal streams. The sum is comprised of $130 million from a bought-deal financing at $10 per unit, plus up to $20 million from underwriters who can buy…
Junior miners and explorers cashing up
Junior explorers launched substantial financings when the networking-heavy Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention wrapped up in Toronto.
Sandstorm Gold a rising star in commodity-stream financing
Sandstorm Gold (SSL-V) is not an exploration or operational mining outfit. The company is not interested in spending equity capital on surface exploration, drill programs or environmental-impact studies. Instead, Sandstorm took the idea of…
UPDATE:Donner Metals completes feasibility, expands resource at Bracemac-McLeod
Nearly two months after Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) announced it would start building the Bracemac-McLeod deposit…
Donner up on Xstrata go-ahead at Matagami
Vancouver – Donner Metals (DON-V) received a big stock price boost after Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) announc…
Donner cuts more zinc at Matagami
Vancouver — Drilling by Matagami project partners Donner Metals (DON-V, DONFF-O) and Xstrata (XSRAF-O, XTA-L) has turned in further high-grade zinc intercepts from two different zones on the western …