Markets in the U.S. were mixed, as evidenced by the three main indexes showing varied results. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 88 points to 16,412.71 points and the S&P 500 Index gained 6 points to finish at 1,865.09 points,…
The following is an edited summary from the Fraser Institute’s report: Divergent Mineral Rights Regimes: A Natural Experiment in Canada and the United States Yields Lessons by John Dobra. To read the full report visit…
VANCOUVER — It’s been a tumultuous six months for Colombia-focused explorer CB Gold (TSXV: CBJ; US-OTC: CBHDF) and its Vetas gold project, 325 km northeast of Bogota. The company saw former president and director Giles Baynham…
VANCOUVER — With a prefeasibility study in hand and a major funding deal arranged with the Brazilian government, Verde Potash (TSX: NPK; US-OTC: AMHPF) is pushing its Cerrado Verde project in Brazil towards production.
Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) is adopting the turnaround strategy it used at its San Dimas underground gold–silver mine in Mexico to its recently acquired Black Fox gold mine near Timmins, Ont., where it aims for another success…
Toronto-based Banro (TSX: BAA; NYSE-MKT: BAA) has published an initial reserve estimate for its new Namoya gold mine in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, pushing up company-wide reserves by 53% to 2.36 million oz.
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, April 8 2014Precious MetalsPrice…
VANCOUVER — The Taconite project feasibility study is complete, which means that in four months project-owner New Millennium Iron (TSX: NML) should know whether joint-venture partner Tata Steel will turn the Labrador Trough iron-ore…
When electric-carmaker Tesla Motors (NASDAQ: TSLA) announced on Feb. 26 that it would build the world’s largest lithium-ion battery factory in the U.S., Western Lithium (TSX: WLC; US-OTC: WLCDF) surged 36% to 72¢ per share, with…
VANCOUVER — West Africa-focused gold producer Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE-MKT: GSS) is defining the economics of mining an underground extension to its open-pit Wassa gold mine in southwestern Ghana.
Strong jobs data in Canada helped lift the S&P/TSX Composite Index by 0.93% to 14,393.10. The unemployment rate in March dropped for the first time this year, falling to 6.9%, as the economy added 42,900 jobs. The majority of the new jobs…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index bounced back during the trading sessions after seven days in the red, as it closed up 1.8%, or 17.41 points, en route to a 1,007.16-point weekly close. Markets were buoyed by rising precious metal prices,…
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