Altius spins out copper play Aethon Minerals
Newly formed copper explorer Aethon Minerals (TSXV: AET) is adding to its already large Chilean land package with an option agreement to acquire full interest in the Llanos de Llahuin…
HudBay Minerals
Fireweed Zinc advances Macmillan Pass in Yukon
Fireweed Zinc (TSXV: FWC; US-OTC: FWEDF) could leverage open-pit mining to fund underground development at its 470 sq. km Macmillan Pass zinc-lead-silver project in the Yukon, according to its new…
Lomiko approaches PEA at La Loutre graphite project
Lomiko Metals (TSXV: LMR) is trying to leverage the recent lithium boom without actually mining any lithium. It says it has found a backdoor into the lithium story, driven by…
BMO raises moly price forecast
BMO Capital Markets analyst Colin Hamilton is raising his molybdenum price forecast to US$10.75 per lb. for 2018. “Having been stuck in a range of US$7 to US$9 per lb….
TSX breaks 15,000 level, Aug. 21-25
The S&P/TSX Composite Index broke the 15,000 level, finishing 0.69% higher at 15,055.99. Base metal prices — copper climbed above US$3 per lb. for the first time since 2011, while…
Roundup 2017: Goldcorp scouts out investments in juniors
VANCOUVER — Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is looking to invest $100 million in a portfolio of junior explorers that have early stage projects with district-scale potential, Goldcorp president and…
US markets mixed, Nov. 28-Dec. 2
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.1% to 19,170.42, the S&P 500 Index fell 0.97% to 2,191.95, and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped 2.7% to 5,255.65. Spot gold dipped 0.6%…
Wall Street rises, Nov. 21–25
U.S. equities ended holiday-shortened trading in positive territory. The S&P 500 Index rose 1.4% to 2,213.35, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 1.5% to 19,152.14. The Nasdaq Composite Index…
TSX rises, Nov. 7-11
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dove 34.07 points, or 4.5%, to a 727.91-point close in the aftermath of the U.S. presidential election. Spot gold prices dropped US$77.42 to US$1,227.64 per…
Hudbay reopens Constancia after brief suspension
Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) announced on Nov. 8 that it had suspended operations at its Constancia copper mine in Peru for safety reasons after trespassers entered the open-pit…