The Toronto Stock Exchange climbed near the record high it reached six years ago, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index adding 163 points to end at 15,001.61, slightly below the record close of 15,073 set in June 2008 before the recession.
Over the last six years, B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) has looked at scores of properties that it considered adding to its portfolio of assets, which includes two mines in Nicaragua, one mine in the Philippines, another under construction in…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index finished in the black for the second straight week, up 9.88 points to close at 997.33. Oil futures were driven upward by political instability in Iraq, while the U.S. Commerce Department reported retail…
VANCOUVER — London-based Euromax Resources (TSXV: EOX) is on the verge of making history by building the first modern-day mine in Macedonia. The company has tabled a prefeasibility study on its Ilovitza gold–copper…
VANCOUVER — Gold miner Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) is being targeted by dissident shareholder Sentry Investments in a proxy fight that aims to replace six of the firm’s eight board members.
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, June 17 2014 Precious MetalsPrice…
VANCOUVER — An agreement in principle looks set to end the longest strike in South Africa’s mining history, 21 weeks after more than 70,000 platinum miners walked off the job demanding a near tripling of wages.
An insurgency by a radical Islamist group in Iraq and renewed tensions in the Ukraine put downward pressure on U.S. equity markets during the week, but pushed oil and gold prices up, lifting the fortunes of many precious metal companies. The…
VANCOUVER — The past few years have been tough on junior miners and those who invest in them.
For years it seemed that juniors were fleeing from diamond exploration — and for good reason.
The 70 Quebec scientists and professionals from industry and academia who have signed this open letter are committed to using their know-how in an ethical, socially responsible and environmentally responsible manner. Exploration for and…
The fracking boom in North America may have made “peak oil” somewhat of a dated phrase, but could “peak diamonds” take its place as the catchphrase for resource investors?
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