Timmins Gold doubles Q2 profits
Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) has reported a second-quarter profit of US$3.2 million, or US2¢ per share, which is double the amount earned a year ago, but below the consensus estimate of US4¢ per share.
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Commentary: Road to Ring of Fire is paved with legal briefs
Now that Cliffs Natural Resources has finally won a round in Ontario’s legal system, are they any closer to gaining access to their Ring of Fire chromite motherlode?
Problems at Ambatovy hurt Sherritt’s Q2 earnings
Sherritt International (TSX: S; US-OTC: SHERF) reported a $30.1-million net loss in the second quarter, largely due to its Ambatovy joint-venture nickel–cobalt project in Madagascar, where it reduced the project’s annual…
Editorial: Who designed the Mount Polley tailings dam?
It’s a week and a half after the massive tailings spill at Imperial Metals’ Mount Polley copper–gold mine in B.C.’s Cariboo region, and many unclear aspects of the disaster are coming into better focus.
U.S. equity indexes end marginally higher, Aug. 4-8
U.S. equity indexes were down for most of the week, as Russia banned imports of some western foods and U.S. warplanes prepared to strike targets in Iraq for the first time since 2011. But markets edged higher on Friday after Russia’s…
TSX and TSX Venture warrants
The following are warrants of mining-related companies currently trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Exchange:
Short Position Report
Short positions outstanding on July 31, 2014 (with changes from July 15, 2014).
Kennady climbs on more high-grade diamond results
Ahead of a maiden resource estimate due out later this year, results from Kennady Diamonds’ (TSXV: KDI) Kennady North project in the Northwest Territories continue to confirm expectations of a high-grade project.
Giants of mining converge at Sprott Symposium
VANCOUVER — The Sprott Natural Resource Symposium in Vancouver in late July gathered a remarkable group of industry success stories. Robert Friedland, the legendary founder and chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF), opened…
TSX Venture loses ground, July 28-Aug. 1
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index had a rough week during the trading period, as it lost 1.7%, or 16.81 points, en route to a 1,000.63-point close. Commodity futures were down across the board, with global economic concerns —…
Commentary: The Tsilhqot’in decision – a view from Quebec
On June 26, 2014, the Supreme Court of Canada recognized for the first time a First Nation’s aboriginal title over an area outside a reserve in Tsilhqot’in Nation vs. British Columbia.