The first results are in from a 5,000-metre drill program launched in February at Roxgold’s (TSXV: ROG; US-OTC: ROGFF) Bagassi South target in Burkina Faso, and president and CEO John Dorward says he’s pleased with both the grades…
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 15/14 (with changes from Jan. 31/14).
It was the second straight week of gains for U.S. stock indexes despite some soft economic data showing that industrial production in January fell 0.3%. But the good news trumped the bad, with U.S. export prices climbing 0.2% in January,…
Four new inductees boasting outstanding achievements in the diverse fields of mining engineering consulting, modern mineral exploration and grassroots prospecting joined the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame in the twenty-sixth annual ceremony in…
Ontario’s junior mining companies are struggling to meet disclosure requirements, a review by the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has found.
Mid-February has seen a fresh wave optimism sweep through the mining industry with respect to improved operating and financial performance from the largest mining companies, including BHP Billiton, Anglo American, Rio Tinto, Vale and a host of…
The following outline by London-based Roskill Information Services examines diverging trends in the chromium market and how they may affect future supply, demand and prices.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index carried a wave of momentum to a full week’s worth of gains during the trading session, as it jumped 3.6%, or 34.25 points, en route to a 996.25-point close. Markets were buoyed by rising gold prices…
VANCOUVER — The past two years have served as a stark reminder of the cyclical nature of the mining business, and senior producer Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) spent much of 2013 transforming its business to better cope with the ups…
VANCOUVER — Gold’s sliding price has forced mining majors to cancel new mines, shutter or sell high-cost operations, shelve expansion plans and dramatically write down asset valuations. Now gold’s price decline is cutting into…
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) kept its shares in the green after revealing strong operational results in the fourth quarter and full-year 2013, despite swallowing a huge impairment charge that weighed on earnings.
Upbeat trade numbers from China showing that import growth reached a six-month high in January helped ease worries about emerging markets and pushed up oil prices. Investors were also relieved when the U.S. Congress approved an increase in the…
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