Advanced Explorations drops on feasibility study
Shares of Advanced Explorations (AXI-V) plunged 37% following the results of its feasibility study on the Roche Bay iron project on the Melville Peninsula in Nunavut.
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Enticing Guerrero belt attracts gold juniors
Newstrike Capital (NES-V) has hit encouraging infill gold intercepts at its Ana Paula project in southwestern Mexico’s Guerrero gold belt.The delineation drilling, which targeted the project’s southeast, includes hole 12-97 that…
Mexico A-GoGold
After months of waiting, GoGold Resources (GGD-V) has wrapped up its acquisition of Absolute Gold Holdings and is once again actively trading on the TSX Venture Exchange.GoGold first announced the all-share take-over of Absolute in late March,…
Mexico buoys Pan American in stormy seas
Thanks to its acquisition earlier this year of the Dolores silver mine in northern Mexico, Pan American Silver (PAA-T, PAAS-X) set a new quarterly record for gold production and posted the second-highest silver production in…
Blockade forces Excellon to shut Platosa mine
Excellon Resources (EXN-T) continues to be plagued by labour and community issues at its Platosa mine in Mexico’s Durango State, with the company recently suspending operations.
Timmins Gold targets lower costs at San Francisco
Vancouver-based producer Timmins Gold (TMM-T, TGD-X) is moving into the second year of commercial operations at its 100%-owned San Francisco open-pit gold mine in Sonora State, Mexico. The company continues to demonstrate production and revenue…
Letter to the editor: Weak leadership in Quebec government
Regarding last week’s editorial, “Ooh la la: is Plan Nord becoming Plan Non?”, the underlying issue with Plan Nord is that from a good idea the Charest government has totally misled not just Quebecers and Canadians but many…
US markets
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index posted gains for the sixth consecutive week, buoyed by comments from German Chancellor Angela Merkel that she supports the European Central Bank’s efforts to fight debt, and…
Honouring Timmins’ mine finders
Led by association president Dean Rogers, northern Ontario’s Porcupine Prospectors and Developers Association has erected three bronze statues to honour legendary gold mine finders (from left): Jack Wilson of the Dome mine, Sandy McIntyre…
Toronto Stock Exchange
The S&P/TSX Composite Index jumped 199 points, or 1.7% during the trading week, to close at 12,089.89. The boost came in part from positive economic data and Germany’s commitment to save the euro currency union. The S&P/TSX Global…
Franco-Nevada, Inmet sign Cobre Panama deal
Inmet Mining (IMN-T) has closed a financing deal with streaming and royalty company Franco-Nevada (FNV-T, FNV-N) worth US$1 billion. It’s a bid to cover a funding shortfall at Inmet’s US$6.2-billion Cobre Panama copper-gold…
TSX Venture Exchange
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rallied to its highest level since July during the period, rising 42 points, or 3.6%, en route to a 1,233.17 weekly close. Spot gold rose to US$1615.80 per oz. to finish the week, and silver continued to…