TSX Venture gains, June 27-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 19.65 points, or 2.8%, to a 730.44-point close, on the back of rising commodity prices. Doubts on whether the U.S. Federal Reserve would raise…
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The Northern Miner podcast – episode 19: Brexit fallout, pipelines and retirement
Lesley and Matt reflect on Brexit and the recent run in gold prices before discussing Newmont Mining‘s (NYSE: NEM) Batu Hijau sale, Imperial Metals (TSX: III) getting the greenlight to…
US markets recoup post-Brexit losses, June 27-30
U.S. equities largely recovered from the turmoil after the Brexit vote, as diminished prospects of interest rate hikes in the U.S. drove gold and silver prices higher. For the trading…
AME BC: First Nations access fees for explorers ‘not acceptable’
VANCOUVER — A policy update put out by the Association for Mineral Exploration British Columbia (AME BC) suggests there’s something amiss in the B.C. junior exploration sector regarding its working…
Pershing pens positive economics at Relief Canyon
Pershing Gold (NASDAQ: PGLC) has published a positive preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on the past-producing Relief Canyon heap-leach gold mine near Reno, Nev., showing it could produce 88,500 oz. gold annually…
Imperial Metals to resume Mount Polley operations
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Ministry of Energy and Mines has given Imperial Metals (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF) permission to resume full production at its Mount Polley copper-gold mine, 56 km…
Adamera CEO touts stronger capital markets for gold juniors
VANCOUVER — Adamera Minerals’ (TSXV: ADZ; US-OTC: DDNFF) president and CEO Mark Kolebaba tells a story about his junior gold company over the past two years that is familiar to many…
Kincora eyes massive land position in Mongolia’s South Gobi
VANCOUVER — Kincora Copper (TSXV: KCC; US-OTC: BZDLF) hopes that a renewed sense of political stability in Mongolia will reinvigorate investor interest, and it is doubling down on the country…
Editorial: Brexit vote stokes gold rally
With all the political turmoil surrounding the United Kingdom’s surprise, non-binding vote in a June 23 referendum to leave the European Union, the world has certainly learned a few lessons….
Hecla goes hostile on Dolly Varden in $12M bid
Dolly Varden Silver (TSXV: DV; US-OTC: DOLLF) shares have surged more than 45% since Hecla Mining (NYSE: HL) made a hostile takeover bid for all of the junior’s shares that it doesn’t currently…
Canpotex nixes plan for potash terminal in Prince Rupert
VANCOUVER — Canpotex, an exclusive offshore marketing company for potash mined in Saskatchewan by Agrium (TSX: AGU; AGY: NYSE), Mosaic (NYSE: MOS) and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan (TSX: POT; NYSE: POT),…
TSX Venture slides, June 20-24
Economic uncertainty following the surprise vote in the United Kingdom to leave the European Union edged the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index down 4.57 points, or 0.6%, to a 710.79-point close…