Yukon Premier supports mines
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Lining the quartz-gravel roads of Yukon’s Dawson City, the commercial hub of the legendary Klondike placer goldfields, are a number of derelict buildings that once gave…
Kinross Gold Corporation
TSX climbs, June 27–30
Canadian equities finished in positive territory ahead of the Canada Day long weekend, helped by positive economic data and higher commodity prices. Statistics Canada reported the economy grew 0.1% in…
Wall Street tumbles on Brexit, June 20–24
U.S. equities sank after Britain’s surprise decision to leave the European Union. The main U.S. indices all lost more than 3% on June 24, erasing year-to-date gains for the S&P…
TSX climbs, May 16–20
Canada’s benchmark index advanced ahead of the Victoria Day holiday weekend, rising 171 points, or 1.2%, to 13,919.58, as investors took in higher oil prices and the possibility that the…
Kinross credit rating cut to ‘junk’
Citing Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) higher costs and its “operating risk exposure” in Russia, Standard & Poor’s has lowered the Toronto-based gold producer’s long-term corporate credit rating to BB+ from…
Hard Hats & High Heels leaves a lasting impression
Innovative. Inspiring. Fun. That’s what the Hard Hats & High Heels fashion show and panel presentation was all about. Organized by Women Who Rock (WWR) and the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA), the cross-sector collaboration…
Lukas Lundin talks diamonds
Lukas Lundin is bullish on diamonds. The famed mining mogul and chairman of Lucara Diamond (TSX: LUC) sees rising demand and a lack of new discoveries as underpinning the healthy…
Editorial: Some satisfaction for Gold Reserve and Kinross
“Never, never, never give up.” More often than not in mining, this proves to be great advice.
Editorial: Fruitless del Norte
Kinross Gold’s abandonment of the Fruta del Norte gold project in the face of an obstinate Ecuadorian government is a sad end to what could have been a wonderful, mutually beneficially relationship between Canadian miners and their…
Ethos has the cash to turn the drills
Armed with cash, Ethos Capital (ECC-V) is ready to begin some serious exploration work in both the Yukon and Mexico. As gold and silver prices were falling, the company brought some good news to junior mining investors, as it announced the…
Svetloye gold target grows for Fortress
Vancouver – The Svetloye gold-silver project in Russia keeps returning well-mineralized intercepts for Fortress M…
Donlin Creek Costs Hit US$4.5B
VANCOUVER — NovaGold Resources (NG-T, NG-X) has been hit with another massive projected capital cost increase: an updated feasibility study for the Donlin Creek gold project in Alaska pegged developm…