TSX Venture edges down, Oct. 10-14
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index saw its third straight week of declines, falling 7.78 points to a 773.02-point close, as the market prepares for an interest rate hike in December….
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Taranis seeks growth at Thor
VANCOUVER — Taranis Resources (TSXV: TRO; US-OTC: TNREF) is blazing a new path at its Thor polymetallic deposit, 8 km northeast of Trout Lake in southeastern B.C., ever since backing…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 34: Simon Moores interview re. lithium; Ivanhoe’s Kamoa
Matt hits the road to report on-site from Benchmark Mineral Intelligence’s lithium-ion supply chain seminar. We sit down to with Benchmark’s managing director Simon Moores to talk supply-demand fundamentals in the lithium…
Site visit: Prosper Gold duo eyes another win at Ashley
TIMMINS, ONT. — Prosper Gold’s (TSXV: PGX) management aims to repeat the success it had at Richfield Ventures’ Blackwater gold project in B.C. at Prosper’s new Ashley gold project near Timmins,…
TSX posts marginal gain, Oct. 10-14
Canada’s benchmark index finished 0.1% higher at 14,584.99. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 2.9% to 59.67 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index slid 0.6% to 205.98. New York spot…
Junior markets show ‘signs of life,’ PwC reports
VANCOUVER — According to PwC’s annual junior mining report — entitled Signs of life — it’s generally been a better year for companies listed on The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index. Market…
Dynacor fires up Chala mill in Peru
Peru’s new president, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, has said he will implement policies that favour investment in the mining sector and also plans to enhance and streamline the formalization process for…
New execs hope to turn around Luna Gold
The team that put the Karma gold mine into production in Burkina Faso for True Gold before the junior was acquired by Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVVF) for $240…
Precious potential: Snapshot of four firms in the silver and PGMs space
All that glitters is not gold. With significant industrial appeal, silver and PGMs capture the attention of consumers, miners and investors alike. Below is a sampling of juniors that should…
Five industry standouts to join Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
In 2017 the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame will welcome five new inductees: James E. C. Carter, Robert R. McEwen, Donald A. McLeod, William Stearns (Steve) Vaughan and John Zigarlick,…
TNM Panel: Argentina a ‘playground for geologists’
Industry experts weighed in on Argentina’s Deseado Massif region, Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) recent spill at the Veladero gold mine, and the country’s nuclear capabilities during a panel…
Kamoa is the largest copper find in Africa, Ivanhoe says
An initial resource estimate for Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN) Kakula copper deposit at its Kamoa project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) makes the Kakula-Kamoa project the largest…