Netolitzky’s Skeena raises expectations for Spectrum
VANCOUVER – Skeena Resources’ (TSXV: SKE; US-OTC: SKREF) first resource for its Spectrum gold project, 37 km west of Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) Red Chris mine in northwest…
Volume 102 Number 14 May 16 - 22, 2016
Editorial: Taking stock of the wildfires that ravaged Fort McMurray
While there are no metals, minerals or coal in the nearby ground, the city of Fort McMurray, Alberta — as ground zero of Canada’s massive oilsands industry and all the…
Freeport to sell Tenke stake for US$2.7B
VANCOUVER — Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE: FCX) has been working to reduce its sky-high debt loads, and on May 9 it made the deepest cut to date. The company has agreed to sell…
TSX Venture eases down, May 2-6
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged down 0.2%, or 5.93 points, en route to a 668.94-point close, weakened by falling commodity prices. Spot gold dropped 0.4%, or US$4.54, to US$1,288.99…
Wall Street slips, May 2–6
U.S. indexes continued in negative territory amid lower oil prices and a weak jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped nearly 0.2% to 17,740.63, while the S&P 500 Index…
TSX ends in the red, May 2–6
The Toronto stock market declined during the first week of May on the back of lower commodity prices and weak economic data. Statistics Canada reported the economy lost 2,100 jobs…
Commentary: New takeover bid rules take effect in Canada
As of May 9, new takeover bid rules took effect across Canada. These new rules will undoubtedly impact the Canadian mining sector, which accounts for 40% of the number of…
McEwen buys claims near El Gallo
McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE: MUX) is acquiring claims in Mexico — 10 km from the company’s El Gallo mine in Sinaloa state — that it believes could extend the…
Argonaut boosts San Agustin’s economics
Argonaut Gold (TSX: AR) shares gained 11% after an updated preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the San Agustin gold-silver project in Mexico cut initial cost estimates 36% and improved returns. The…
Anglo American sells assets to China Moly for US$1.5B
One of China’s largest molybdenum and tungsten concentrates producers is buying Anglo American’s (US-OTC: AAUKF; LSE: AAL) phosphate and niobium businesses in Brazil for US$1.5 billion in cash. The sale…
Teck’s Q1 profit beats expectations
Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) tallied a higher-than-expected quarterly profit, as it mitigated lower commodity prices with deep cost cuts. Adjusted first-quarter profit came in at $18 million, or 3¢…
Pure Gold sees low costs at Madsen
Pure Gold Mining (TSXV: PGM; US-OTC: LRTNF) has outlined a low-cost development scenario at its Madsen gold project in Ontario’s Red Lake camp, with analysts raising their price targets. A recent…