Asiamet defines BKM in Indonesia
Asiamet Resources (TSXV: ARS) hasn’t let changes to Indonesia’s mining law in 2014 impact its vision for an open-pit, heap-leachable copper mine at its Beruang Kanan Main (BKM) deposit, 180…
Volume 102 Number 10 Apr 18 - 24, 2016
Copper market to flatline through 2017: ICSG
The following is an edited summary released by the International Copper Study Group (ICSG), which met in Lisbon in March. The group includes delegates and advisors from the world’s major…
Editorial: What happened to the copper rally?
With Cesco Week’s World Copper Summit — the world’s largest annual gathering of copper miners and traders — coming to a close on April 3 in Santiago, Chile, attendees have…
TSX drops slightly, April 4–8
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.3% to 13,396.73, despite a triple-digit gain on April 8, after a positive jobs report and a surge in oil prices. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified…
TSX Venture gains ground, April 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index was on the rise, as it jumped nearly 4%, or 22.51 points, en route to a 603.92-point weekly close. The rally was driven by rising…
Probe’s CEO David Palmer eyes a new adventure
David Palmer and his team are embarking on an adventure. His company Probe Metals (TSXV: PRB) is proposing a $22.8-million, all-share combination with Adventure Gold (TSXV: AGE) to create a…
US stocks slip, April 4-8
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 1.2% to 17,576.96 and the S&P 500 Index dropped 1.2% to 2,047.60. Gold moved in the opposite direction. The New York spot price rose…
Warke discusses NewCastle-Catalyst deal
VANCOUVER — The proposed merger of juniors NewCastle Gold (TSXV: NCA; US-OTC: CTMQF) and Catalyst Copper (TSXV: CCY; US-OTC: CATXF) is small in terms of cash and asset valuation, but the dealmakers see NewCastle’s past-producing Castle Mountain gold…
Trevali nears commercial production at Caribou
Pure-play zinc producer Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) expects to reach commercial production at its second zinc mine before July. The company is commissioning its 3,000-tonne-per-day Caribou underground operation…
OceanaGold Macquarie’s top intermediate producer
In the first week of March, Macquarie Securities analyst Michael Gray visited OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC) Haile gold project in South Carolina, which the company added to its portfolio last year…
Lithium Americas finds a partner in Chilean giant SQM
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) has taken a big stride in securing the technical backing to advance its Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine deposit in northwestern Argentina, as lithium fundamentals improve. The Vancouver-based junior…
AuRico CEO talks Kemess strategy, royalties
VANCOUVER — With this year’s uptick in gold prices, AuRico Metals (TSX: AMI; US-OTC: ARCTF) is in a better position with its royalty portfolio, which includes five operating mines and redevelopment…