TSX up, Jan. 4-8
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 3.37% to 18,042.07 during the Jan. 4-8 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 7.22% to 109.70, and the S&P/TSX Global Base Metals Index…
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Editorial: The good, the bad and the absurd
First the good news: Quebec’s decision last week to add mining to the list of priority activities and services permitted during the pandemic elicited quiet cheers from investors and lifted…
Exploration Snapshot: Gold and silver projects of note
With the rise in the gold price over the past year, precious metals exploration has picked up steam worldwide. Below we feature eight companies across the exploration, development and production…
Eldorado resource on Bolcana estimates 6.5M ounces of gold
A maiden resource estimate on Eldorado Gold’s (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) Bolcana copper-gold project in Romania, about six kilometres from the company’s Certej project, has delivered 6.5 million inferred ounces…
Quebec Snapshot: Eight companies pushing projects towards production
There’s been a buzz of activity in La Belle Province throughout 2018, with junior and mid-level gold explorers and developers taking the lead. Here is a look at eight companies…
Dow Jones down, S&P 500 up, July 9-13
Rising discord between the U.S. and its major trading partners Canada, Europe and China put pressure on some stocks, while the rising U.S. dollar put pressure on gold. The Dow…
US markets end lower, April 2-6
Concerns over a U.S.-China trade war mounted after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested imposing another $100 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.71% to…
TSX falls while gold rises, March 19-23
Canada’s benchmark index moved lower and gold moved higher after the U.S. said it would impose US$50-billion worth of tariffs on Chinese exports, and China retaliated with import taxes on…
US markets slip between Christmas and New Year’s
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 25% and the S&P 500 nearly 20% in 2017. But the shortened trading week between Christmas and New Year’s saw both moving in the…
Successful juniors communicate well, AME panel says
VANCOUVER — A panel of mining executives speaking at the Association for Mineral Exploration’s latest Speaker Series event before a crowd of more than 100 in downtown Vancouver in early…
Paulson & Co. aim to stop ‘serial value destruction’
An analysis of 13 of the largest publicly listed gold companies shows that total shareholder returns have been “dreadful” since 2010 and management must be made accountable, Marcelo Kim, a…