Canada’s benchmark index posts small gain, Oct. 15-19
Despite a strong U.S. dollar, the price of gold increased for the third consecutive week, finishing at US$1,226.50 per ounce, up 0.74%, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.85%…
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TSX Venture inches lower, Oct. 1-5
Shares of Aurania Resources rose 53¢ to $2.76. The company recently found the first significant instances of copper mineralization at its Lost Cities–Cutucu project in Ecuador. Two regional exploration teams…
Precious Metals Summit 2018: Portfolio managers share top picks
At the 2018 Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colo., The Northern Miner caught up with three portfolio managers to discuss the gold and silver companies that made an impression…
Book excerpt: Placer Development and Amelia Earhart’s final flight
The following is an extract from the newly published coffee table book A History: Placer Development Limited and Placer Dome Inc. compiled by Nean Allman and Justin Baulch, and available…
TSX posts solid gains, Sept. 17-21
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1.31% to 16,224.13 during an improved trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 5.4% to 66.73 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2.7% to…
Lithoquest drills kimberlite at North Kimberley in WA
Lithoquest Diamonds (TSXV: LDI; US-OTC: CWVWF) hit undiscovered kimberlite mid-year with the first hole at the company’s 1804 target on its North Kimberley diamond project in Western Australia. It was…
RNC doubles strike length at Beta Hunt discovery
The most recent development work at RNC Minerals ’ (TSX: RNX) Beta Hunt mine in Australia has found a 43 kilogram rock specimen containing an estimated 1,100 ounces of gold…
RNC finds multimillion-dollar gold nuggets at Beta Hunt
RNC Minerals (TSX: RNC) has found a 95-kilogram specimen of rock containing 2,400 oz. gold worth an estimated $4 million and another 65-kilogram specimen with an estimated 1,600 oz. gold…
Copper Mountain positioned for growth at flagship mine in BC
Copper Mountain Mining (TSX: CMMC; US-OTC: CPPMF) is wrapping up the second phase of a three-part exploration program at its New Ingerbelle copper property, 1 km west of its Copper…
OceanaGold tables strong financials despite production dip
Melbourne-based gold miner OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) has recorded a particularly robust first half of the year, with profits rising up 45%, revenue up 21%, and debt cut in…
US markets down, June 25-29
Gold fell 1.3% to close at US$1,252.4, as threats of a trade war with China continue to loom over the United States. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index slipped 0.5%…
Study shows Clean TeQ’s Sunrise is world-class
Clean TeQ’s (TSX: CLQ; US-OTC: CTEQF) Sunrise nickel, cobalt and scandium project in Australia is one step closer to becoming a significant producer of nickel and cobalt sulphate for the…