Chrysalix to fund innovators
Chrysalix Global Network, a venture capital fund based in Vancouver, is looking to be a player in the mining industry’s next wave of innovation.
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TSX Venture closes relatively flat, March 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed up 1.12 points during the trading sessions at 1,034.76. Concern surrounding Chinese economic growth depressed base-metal prices, while precious metal futures also lost ground. Markets took a break…
U.S. markets climb, March 17-21
As Russian President Vladimir Putin signed off on laws completing the country’s annexation of Crimea, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen held her first press conference and indicated that the first rise in interest rates could come…
TSX rises as gold miners fall, March 17-21
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was up 77 points to 14,335.76 points for the period, as better-than-expected retail sales and stronger economic data from south of the border lifted investors’ spirits. Several closely watched leading…
The new and improved Laurentian Goldfields
VANCOUVER — With a new project, a new board of directors, a refreshed treasury and new membership in a successful group of Vancouver-based exploration companies, Laurentian Goldfields (TSXV: LGF; US-OTC: LRTNF) is being reborn.
Commentary: BofA Merrill Lynch tweaks metal price forecasts
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has lowered its price forecasts for a number of commodities — including copper and iron that are heavily imported by China — but it also believes gold could bottom out this year, while nickel and zinc…
Goldeye rises on golden Weebigee results
VANCOUVER — Good gold results from a 22-hole program at the Weebigee project in Ontario have doubled Goldeye Explorations’ (TSXV: GGY; US-OTC: GEYEF) share price since the start of the year.
Continental Gold strikes a deal with artisanal miners at Buritica in Colombia
After close to a year of negotiating, Continental Gold (TSX: CNL; US-OTC: CGOOF) is formalizing artisanal mining in and around its Buritica gold project in northwestern Colombia, and expects to execute subcontracts with small-scale miners there…
The Russian effect: First nickel, now palladium
First it was nickel prices and now it’s palladium. Another metal with a silver hue, albeit a more precious one, has been on a run with sanctions against Russia again being seen as the culprit.
TSX and TSXV warrants
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Gabriel to fire 400 employees in Romania
Gabriel Resources (TSX: GBU; US-OTC: GBRRF) is set to reduce its workforce by 80%, or 400 employees, at its Rosia Montana gold–silver project in Romania if the new government makes no clear move to advance the project.