Clifton keeps advancing Duparquet
Clifton Star Resources (CFO-V) is getting busy at its Duparquet gold property in northwestern Quebec, with plans to table a resource update by July, followed by a prefeasibility study in early 2014.
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Colorado Resources suffers a discovery hangover at North ROK in BC
VANCOUVER — It is often difficult to maintain market momentum after a really strong discovery hole on a project. And Kelowna-based explorer Colorado Resources (CXO-V) found out just how trigger-happy investors can be when the company…
Integra Gold expands drill program at Lamaque
Integra Gold (ICG-V) is delaying the release of an updated resource estimate that was scheduled for later this month, not because it has fallen on hard times like so many other juniors these days, but because new results from its 2013 drill…
TSX and TSX-Venture warrants
The following are the mining-related warrants now trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange and the TSX Venture Excahange:
Rockgate and Mega to merge
VANCOUVER — Rockgate Capital (RGT-T) and Mega Uranium (MGA-T) are merging to create a uranium company with several advanced projects, early stage properties, a healthy treasury and a strong team of managers and directors.
TSX Venture Exchange, June 10-14
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost ground for the second consecutive week during the trading period, with the exchange dropping 1.9%, or 17.83 points, en route to a 933.57-point close. The Venture lost ground early in the week on…
Sabina raises funds for Back River’s exploration
Sabina Gold & Silver (SBB-T) is raising $20 million to keep the drills turning on its advanced-stage Back River gold project in Nunavut’s West Kitikmeot region, a move that has one analyst scratching his head.
Premier gathers momentum on grade
Many stocks within the junior gold sector are languishing, but Premier Gold Mines (PG-T) is showing there is still life for explorers that find the grade.
U.S. markets, June 10-14
U.S. stocks retreated for the third week in a row, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dipping 1.2% to 15,070.18, the S&P 500 Index off 1% to 1,626.73 and the Nasdaq Composite down 1.3% to 3,423.55. Markets were volatile ahead of the…
Votorantim, El Nino prove up Bathurst
The Bathurst camp in New Brunswick is proving that, after all these years, it still has plenty more to give.
Playing interest rates with mining stocks
To state that interest rates drive financial markets is to state the obvious. But defining the relationship between rates and mining stocks is a more difficult matter.