Site visit: Atac builds critical mass at Rackla in Yukon
MAYO, YUKON — Even after repeated visits by this journalist to Atac Resources’ (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) Rackla gold property in the central Yukon, the scenery as we journey into…
Volume 102 Number 36 October 17 – 23, 2016
Editorial: Deutsche Bank to pay US$38M for silver price manipulation
The silver market saw a little bit of history being made on Oct. 17, with German megabank Deutsche Bank filing papers in Manhattan Federal Court agreeing to pay $38 million…
US stocks slip, Oct. 10-14
U.S. equities ended in the red overall, as investors focused on third-quarter earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% to 18,138.38, while the S&P 500 Index lost nearly 1%…
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….
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…
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…
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…
Telson leverages Mexican expertise to move forward at Tahuehueto
VANCOUVER — Management of Telson Resources (TSXV: TSN; US-OTC: SOHFF) tell a familiar story of tepid capital markets and stalled project development, but the company has found a path forward…
Productivity, cost concerns weigh on Chile’s miners
Productivity concerns, high costs and unmet landowner expectations are some of the problems foreign mining companies face in Chile — a country responsible for a third of the world’s copper…
MAG Silver’s low-risk Juanicipio gets wider at depth
George Paspalas has spent the last 30 years building and operating complex open-pit and underground mines in South Africa, Tanzania, Australia, South America and Canada for the likes of Placer…