Ross Beaty: It’s time to buy mining stocks
VANCOUVER — Mining financier and entrepreneur Ross Beaty told an audience at the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference in late January that it’s a “phenomenal” time to buy resource stocks.
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US stocks drop, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
U.S. equities tumbled on the back of lower precious and base metal prices and a mixed jobs report, which raised the question of whether the U.S. Federal Reserve would hike interest rates. The S&P 500 Index fell 1.9% to 1,947.76, while the…
TSX declines, Sept. 22-26
The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost 238.58 points during the trading week to end at 15,026.77. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index stayed relatively flat at 170.72 points, while the spot price for gold added US$3.20 per oz. to US$1,219.40. The…
Pebble could be denied before environmental approval process starts
VANCOUVER — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it might employ a little-used veto power to block development of the Pebble mine in Alaska’s Bristol Bay, the latest twist in a long battle over the proposed mine.
Rio Tinto gives its Northern Dynasty stake to Alaskan charities
In yet another apparent setback for Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: MDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK) and its controversial Pebble copper-gold-molybdenum project in Alaska, Rio Tinto (NYSE: RIO; LSE: RIO) is giving its 19.1% stake in the company to two local…
US markets continue to roll, Feb. 24-28
The U.S. equity market keeps defying experts’ warning of a correction, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 219 points to 16,321.71, the S&P 500 up 23 points to 1,859.45 and the Nasdaq up 35 points to 4,308.12 for the period.
TSX slips, Feb. 24-28
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dipped nearly 4 points to 14,209.59 during the trading week. Both the gold and diversified miners edged down. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index dropped 2.28 points to 835.14, while the…
Anglo American kicks aside Pebble
VANCOUVER — The massive and controversial Pebble copper-gold project in Alaska is solely owned again by junior Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK), now that its joint-venture partner Anglo American (LSE: AAL; US-OTC:…
Northern Dynasty’s scuffle with the EPA continues
VANCOUVER — When it comes to media campaigns and social relations in the mining world, there might not be a more interesting case study than Northern Dynasty Minerals’ (NDM-T, NAK-N) ongoing defense of its large Pebble…
Gold, copper remain Alaska’s best undeveloped assets
VANCOUVER — Alaska did not see new mines commissioned or built in 2012, but an overview of the state’s year in mining and exploration from Avalon Development president Curt Freeman at Roundup 2013 in Vancouver showed that mining and…
International Enexco keeps it simple
Mining investors often get caught up in the idea that the bigger the deposit, the better.
International Enexco keeps it simple
Mining investors often get caught up in the idea that the bigger the deposit the better the deposit.