Centerra swings back into profit
Centerra Gold (TSX: CG; US-OTC: CAGDF) posted a profit in the second quarter, amid a sea of red for gold miners hurt by lower commodity prices.
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TSX moves up, July 27-31
Despite poor economic data and lower oil prices, the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose nearly 2% to finish July at 14,468.44. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 1.1% to 53.17, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining…
Dalradian advances Curraghinalt amid low gold prices
Dalradian Resources (TSX: DNA) has published the results of first 25 drill holes from its 2015 exploration program on its Curraghinalt gold project in Northern Ireland, confirming the project’s quartz veins carry high-grade gold…
Equitas hunts next Voisey’s Bay
Junior Equitas Resources (TSXV: EQT; US-OTC: EQTRF) has kicked off a second phase of exploration at its Garland nickel-copper-cobalt property in Newfoundland and Labrador, with the hope of discovering deeper Voisey’s Bay-style…
First Quantum’s Kansanshi gets mixed reviews
VANCOUVER — An updated technical report filed by First Quantum Minerals (TSX: FM; US-OTC: FQVLF) on its 80% owned Kansanshi copper operations, 10 km north of Solwezi, Zambia, sent analysts scrambling to lower target share prices for the…
Royal Road driven by results at Gomec in Turkey
VANCOUVER — It’s been almost a decade since Tim Coughlin, a co-founder of Lydian International, was part of the team that stumbled across the multi-million-ounce Amulsar gold deposit in southern Armenia. Now, as president and CEO of…
US markets slide, July 27-31
Expectations that the Fed would raise interest rates in September — along with economic turmoil in Asia and Europe — weighed on U.S. markets over the trading period.
TSX and TSXV warrants
The following are warrants of mining-related companies now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
TSX feels the chill, July 20-24
Canada’s resource-heavy benchmark index took a beating as prices for gold, copper and oil touched significant lows. Weaker-than-expected economic data from China and the Chinese equities rout added fuel to the slide in commodity stocks,…
First Majestic looks to snatch SilverCrest
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) is buying SilverCrest Mines (TSX: SVL) in a largely all-share, $154-million deal to bulk up its treasury and asset base.
Guyana Goldfields nears production at Aurora
Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY) is gearing up for production at its Aurora gold mine in Guyana this August, which will make it the newest gold producer in the South American nation.
Wall Street tumbles, July 20-24
Weak corporate earnings and lower prices for commodities pushed down all three major U.S. indexes. The S&P 500 Index fell 2.2% to close at 2,079.65. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 2.9% to finish at 17,568.53, while the Nasdaq dropped…