The Toronto stock market gained during the Nov.19-23 trading week as investors looked forward to a positive U.S. holiday retail season and possibly some good news coming out of Europe, regarding Greece’s bailout plan.
The TSX Venture Exchange made a modest gain of 12 points to 1,258.97 points for the Nov. 19-23 period as global markets shrugged off their past selling ways and embraced a more positive outlook on the state of the world.
U.S. stock markets were closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on Nov. 22 and many Americans marked the occasion with an overnight shopping spree. According to the National Retail Federation, 89 million Americans shopped online and in stores on…
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, November 20, 2012Precious MetalsPrice…
Mergers and acquisitions are heating up in the mining-friendly province of Ontario, with Iamgold’s (IMG-T) acquisition in June of Trelawney Mining and Exploration and the proposed friendly takeover of Queenston Mining (QMI-T) by Osisko…
St Andrew Goldfields’ (SAS-T) ambitious goal of reaching 100,000 oz. gold production for the year is getting closer to reality.
The hard truth that it’s damn difficult to mine gold consistently at an industrial scale has hit home again these past few weeks, with the release of the latest round of quarterly results from Canada’s gold miners.
The global economic recession caused platinum demand in the car and jewellery sectors to enter a cyclical downturn. However, a substantial supply reduction, after the labour strife in South Africa moved the platinum market from surplus to…
Vancouver-based explorer Tirex Resources (TXX-V) is making mining history in Albania. On Oct. 29, Tirex acquired 25-year mining licences that encompass six past-producing deposits in the Mirdita volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) district…
Mine workers at Anglo American Platinum (Amplats) (AGPPY-O) are going back to work, putting to rest a series of wildcat strikes that all but crippled South Africa’s platinum-mining industry.
Mexican media reports that landholders from the community of Benito Juarez have voted to expel MAG Silver (MAG-T, MVG-X) from its Cinco de Mayo polymetallic property in Chihuahua State, Mexico, and ban mining in the area for 100 years, sent…
Shares in Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) took a beating after the silver and gold miner posted a third-quarter net loss of US$15.8 million, or US18¢ a share, which included a non-cash, fair-market value adjustment of US$37.6…
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