TSX Venture gains ground, May 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed towards one-year highs despite a drop in commodity prices, gaining 1%, or 6.46 points, to a 686.14-point close. Spot gold fell 1.9%, or US$24.35,…
Victoria Gold Corp
Thomas Kaplan fund invests in Victoria Gold
Billionaire Thomas Kaplan has a thing for the Yukon. His Electrum Strategic Opportunities Fund L.P., a mining-focused private equity fund that is one of the investment arms of his privately…
Site visit: Victoria’s Eagle truly ‘shovel ready’
MAYO, YUKON — When it comes to visiting mine sites in northern Canada there aren’t too many that boast better access than Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VIT; US-OTC: VITFF) Dublin Gulch property, which is reached via a civilized,…
Franco-Nevada sees opportunities amidst oil and gas slump
VANCOUVER — Royalty and streaming outfit Franco-Nevada (TSX: FNV; NYSE: FNV) is a money-maker, and it has seen big success through gold and platinum group metal investments.
Victoria Gold’s mission: Build Yukon’s first major gold mine
MAYO, YUKON — To prospectors, Yukon and gold are almost synonymous, an equivalence the territory earned by churning out 20 million oz. placer gold. It is odd to think, then, that Yukon has never been home to a significant hard-rock gold…
Feds flag funds for Yukon mining innovation centre
VANCOUVER — The federal government is hoping it can generate jobs and ease a skilled labour shortage in the Yukon’s mining industry with a $5.6-million investment that will fund the creation of a new Centre for Northern Innovation…
TSX Venture Exchange, May 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index treaded water during the trading period despite a rally across North American stock markets. The Venture gained 0.2%, or 2.05 points, en route to a 966.73-point close, as commodity prices stayed soft and…
TSX Venture Exchange, April 8 – 12
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index followed commodities downward during the trading period, dropping 1.8%, or 19.24 points, en route to a 1,022.61-point weekly close.
TSX Venture falls alongside commodities, Apr. 8-12
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index followed commodities downward during the Apr. 8-12 trading period, dropping 1.8% or 19.24 points en route to a 1,022.61 point weekly close.
Victoria moves closer to Eagle Gold construction
Victoria Gold’s (VIT-V) goal of turning its Eagle Gold project into the Yukon’s next gold mine has moved closer to realization. The Yukon Environmental and Socio-Economic Assessment Board has finished an environmental…
Victoria moves closer to Eagle Gold construction
Victoria Gold’s (VIT-V) goal of turning its Eagle Gold project into the Yukon’s next gold mine moved closer to realization.
Royalty sale a windfall for Premier Gold
It’s not every day that an exploration-and-development company can turn a US$35-million profit in just 14 months with what appears to be little effort.