Barrick posts Q1 loss
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) swung into the red in the first quarter on the back of declining production due to asset sales in the second half of 2015…
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Roxgold reports maiden resource on Bagassi South’s QV1 target
Roxgold (TSXV: ROG; US-OTC: ROGFF) expects to become a junior producer in June when it pours the first gold from its Yaramoko project in Burkina Faso. In the meantime, the…
Pretium boosts confidence in Brucejack
VANCOUVER — Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) is proceeding on schedule and US$50 million under budget at its Brucejack gold project in northwestern B.C., moving steadily towards its goal…
Colorado hunts for high-grade gold at KSP
VANCOUVER — Colorado Resources (TSXV: CXO) has a plethora of targets to choose from at its rugged 305 sq. km KSP property in northwest B.C, but this year the junior…
Explorers ‘cautiously optimistic’ at Kamloops confab
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — With technical talks and trade show displays hosted alongside magicians and saxophone players, it’s fair to say that this year’s Kamloops Exploration Group (KEG) conference held in…
Water act woes hit BC explorers
KAMLOOPS, B.C. — Exploration companies and prospectors in B.C. will not be impacted this year by new regulations imposed under the Water Sustainability Act (WSA), B.C.’s Minister of Energy &…
Editorial: Trudeau’s Liberals to repeal Bill S-6 in Yukon
Elections do have consequences, and in the Yukon Territory, the Liberal Party of Canada’s victory in the federal elections last October has brought on the federal government’s decision in April…
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¢…
TSX Venture hits nine-month high, April 18-22
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index broke a nine-month high over the trading period, gaining 22.34 points, or 3.5%, to a 656.18-point close, lifted by optimism over demand for industrial metals…
Eldorado to sell Jinfeng to China National Gold
VANCOUVER — Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) is the largest foreign gold producer in China, with three of the company’s six producing mines operating in the country. But that…
TSX climbs, April 18–22
Canada’s benchmark index enjoyed another weekly gain, rising 236.8 points, or 1.7%, to close at 13,874 points, on the back of higher oil prices and encouraging economic data. The S&P/TSX…
Nevsun trumps Lundin bid for Reservoir
VANCOUVER — There had been ample speculation on when Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU) would mobilize its substantial capital position in the mergers and acquisitions arena, and on April 24,…