Thornton’s Barrick looks leaner
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is benefitting from going back to the basics, under the direction of chair John Thornton.
Royal Gold Inc
TSX ends mixed, Feb. 1-5
Toronto’s S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped 0.5% to 12,763.99 after a poor jobs report, while oil prices dropped and gold prices rebounded. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 9.4% to 45.25, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified…
TSX approaches 12,000 level, Jan. 11-15
It was a nasty week on the markets as oil sank below US$30 per barrel for the first time since 2003 and the Canadian dollar dropped below US69¢ for the first time in 13 years, closing at US68.82¢. The S&P/TSX Composite Index…
Rubicon’s F2 deposit is uneconomic
A revised geological model and updated resource estimate that eviscerates much of the tonnage and grade at Rubicon Minerals’ (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCF) F2 gold deposit means that more exploration would be needed at depth and along strike…
Wall Street stocks down sharply, Jan. 4-8
The opening week of 2016 marked the worst first week in history for Wall Street stocks, as oil prices fell to their lowest level in more than a decade and concerns about slowing growth in China spooked global markets. Manufacturing data in…
Major miners fuel a rising demand for streaming deals
VANCOUVER — As traditional forms of equity and debt finance become harder to obtain for mining companies, there’s been a rise in stream agreements, which offer miners access to cash for a percent of future by-product metal…
Barrick, Agnico Eagle rise to the occasion
A slew of mining companies have recently rolled out their third-quarter financials, including Toronto-based gold miners Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM). Both firms published better than expected…
TSX moves up, Sept.14-18
Canada’s benchmark index gained ground during the week, adding 185.33 points, or 1.4%, to close at 13,646.80 points, as investors took in the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates near zero.
New Gold inks Rainy River deal with Royal Gold
VANCOUVER — Canadian producer New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) appears to have filled a funding gap at its Rainy River gold mine under construction 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, Ont., with a US$175-million streaming deal with…
US equity indexes post marginal gains, May 4-8
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported non-farm employers added 85,000 jobs in March, lower than its estimate of 126,000 jobs. In April employers added 223,000 jobs, trimming the unemployment rate to 5.4% from 5.5%. Meanwhile, Federal…
U.S. stocks show strength, Feb. 2-6
U.S. equities got off to a good start in February, helped by a positive jobs report and higher oil prices. The S&P 500 Index rose 60.48 points, or 3%, to 2,055.47, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average soared 659.34 points, or 3.8%, to…
U.S. equities drift lower, Dec. 29-Jan. 2
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index climbed 1.4% and 0.9%, but the major indexes edged lower in the last trading week of the year, falling 1.2% and 1.5% in the following trading session. The Dow finished the week at…