Royalty sale a windfall for Premier Gold
It’s not every day that an exploration-and-development company can turn a US$35-million profit in just 14 months with what appears to be little effort.
Volume 99 Number 1 Feb 18 - 24, 2013
Deeper insights into economic geology
Ever get that lost feeling when geologists start talking about the rocks at your favourite mining project?
Getting it right at Comstock
Struggling with broken balance sheets and non-progressive management philosophies is part of his DNA, Corrado DeGasperis says.
Editorial: No dilly-dally in Mali
Early February saw swift development in Mali’s civil war, with French elite troops and air power, aided by West African foot soldiers and American drones, retaking most of the northern half of the country through open combat. Players in…
Commentary: The case for random alcohol testing by employers in dangerous workplaces
On Dec. 7, 2012, the Supreme Court of Canada heard an argument on the subject of random alcohol testing by employers in dangerous workplaces. The case arose from a union grievance and an arbitration challenging the policy of Irving Pulp &…
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 118 points to 12,801.23 points for the period, improving global investor sentiment. Investor confidence was bolstered by an unexpected drop in the U.S. trade deficit and data out of China that pointed to…
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
February did not begin well for the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index: the board lost ground every day to end the week down 22.85 points at 1,205.81. Trading volumes for the week averaged 76.6 million, boosted by a well-above-average 94…
Market news: U.S. Markets
U.S. equities ended the trading week down with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.1%, or 16.82 points, to 13,992.97, putting an end to its five weeks of gains.
Altan on the trail for Nevada’s next gold discovery
CARSON CITY, NEVADA — Driving along a broad stretch of freeway on the outskirts of Reno, it is obvious that Altan Nevada’s (ANE-V) director of exploration Kelly Cluer calls Nevada home. He spent the first 10 years of his career here…
Back Forty gains grade but work still suspended
VANCOUVER — A new resource estimate for the Back Forty poly-metallic project in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula has boosted the deposit’s metal grades. But despite the improvement, no work is underway at the site because project…
Atna poised to capitalize on US gold portfolio
INYO COUNTY, CALIF. — If all goes according to plan, 2013 could be a banner year for junior gold producer Atna Resources (ATN-T) and its portfolio of advanced-stage gold assets in the southwestern U.S. With one gold mine cranking out cash…
Metals, mining and money markets
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