Editorial: The good, the bad and the absurd
First the good news: Quebec’s decision last week to add mining to the list of priority activities and services permitted during the pandemic elicited quiet cheers from investors and lifted…
Volume 106 Number 9 April 27–May 10, 2020
Troilus Gold reports positive assays at Southwest zone
Troilus Gold (TSX: TLG) has reported assay results from two holes completed at the Southwest zone, 3.5 km northeast of the existing deposit within the 160-sq.-km Troilus project. The drill…
South America divided on coronavirus measures
South American countries have taken varying approaches to containing the spread of COVID-19, ranging from leaving it to states and cities to handle the virus to implementing aggressive lockdowns and…
Far North Snapshot: Eight companies exploring the frontiers
As existing deposits and mines are advanced, companies are looking for new frontiers to secure their long-term production and growth. The northern portion of this continent, with favourable geology, relative…
New Pacific sees ‘district-scale potential’ in Bolivia
New Pacific Metals (TSXV: NUAG; US-OTC: NUPMF) says its Silver Sand project in Bolivia is one of the more significant primary silver discoveries in the last decade, and the majority…
TSX Venture rises, April 13-17: Abitibi Royalties, Adventus Mining, Falcon Gold
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rose 1.76% to finish the trading week at 444.87. Spot gold finished at US$1,686.50 per oz., a gain of 0.05%, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold…
US markets rise, April 13-17: Yamana, Iamgold, Hecla
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.21%, or 523.12 points, to 24,242.49 during the April 13-17 trading week, and the S&P 500 advanced 3.04%, or 84.74 points, to 2,874.56. Spot…
TSX rises, April 13-17: Agnico, Barrick, Wheaton, Amerigo, B2Gold
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.37%, or 193.30 points, to finish the April 13-17 trading week at 14,359.90. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 3.92% to 77.47, while the S&P/TSX…
SilverCrest raises $101M after National Bank Financial bails
Less than a month after National Bank Financial said it was terminating a $75 million bought-deal financing deal with SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE-AM: SLV) due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…
American Pacific acquires Madison with Rio Tinto as partner
For a junior exploration company with a market capitalization of $3 million, the prospect of acquiring a gold project with a past producing mine in the U.S., where Rio Tinto…
Solstice Gold updates plans for Kahuna project in Nunavut
Solstice Gold (TSXV: SGC) has completed a new technical report on its Kahuna gold project, located 26 km northeast of Rankin Inlet and 15 km from Agnico Eagle Mines‘ (TSX:…
Global Atomic completes study on Dasa in Niger
Global Atomic (TSX: GLO; US-OTC: GLATF) has completed a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for the first phase of a larger underground mine at its Dasa uranium deposit in the Republic…