TSX down, Aug. 31-Sept. 4
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 2.92% to 16,218.01 during the Aug. 31-Sept. 4 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Base Metals index dropped 0.66% to 104.84, and the S&P/TSX Global Gold…
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‘Dividends create a financial discipline’: Yamana’s Peter Marrone on how to run a gold company at the Global Mining Symposium
Executive chairman and founder of Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY), Peter Marrone, spoke on the second day of the Global Mining Symposium about the company’s assets, its strategy, and his views…
‘Gold is becoming mainstream’: Ronald-Peter Stoeferle on precious metals and mining stocks at the Global Mining Symposium
The Global Mining Symposium continued apace on the second day of the three-day event with Alisha Hiyate, editor at The Canadian Mining Journal, interviewing Ronald-Peter Stoeferle, managing partner and fund…
Radisson finds another high-grade gold trend at O’Brien
Radisson Mining Resources (TSXV: RDS; US-OTC: RMRDF) has hit high-grade gold intercepts at its O’Brien gold project in Quebec that point to the potential for a third mineralized area east…
Benchmark drills ‘excellent grades’ at Lawyers project in BC
Benchmark Metals’ (TSXV: BNCH; US-OTC: CYRTF) latest results from drilling the Cliff Creek zone at its Lawyers project in B.C.’s Golden Horseshoe region, includes 31 metres of 2.98 grams gold…
‘Conscious capitalism’: Impact investing panel debates social role of mining industry at the Global Mining Symposium
The Northern Miner kicked off its inaugural Global Mining Symposium on Tuesday, with mining leaders, influential investment professionals, and forward-thinking innovators from around the world. The three-day event includes panel…
Barrick takes Porgera dispute to PNG Supreme Court
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) will take a dispute over mining rights for the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea (PNG) to the country’s Supreme Court after a…
Evolution increases Red Lake resource using new benchmarks
Evolution Mining (ASX: EVN) has released an updated resource for its recently acquired Red Lake gold project, which the company says is materially higher than the figures estimated during its…
Troilus Gold study envisions open pit and underground mine in Quebec
A preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Troilus Gold’s (TSX: TLG; US-OTC: CHXMF) namesake project in Quebec has outlined a 22-year, 35,000-tonne-per-day open pit and underground mine, with the 9,000 tonne-per-day…
Nighthawk Gold expands drill program at Indin Lake
After closing a $12-million private placement in August, Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) is looking to triple the metres drilled at its Indin Lake gold project in Canada’s Northwest…
Aurelius reports near-surface gold in Nova Scotia
Aurelius Minerals (TSXV: AUL) has released assay results for three holes completed within the Aureus West portion of its wholly owned 16.8-sq.-km Aureus gold project in Nova Scotia, 150 km…
GFG Resources to drill high-grade gold targets at Pen
GFG Resources (TSXV: GFG; US-OTC: GFGSF) has begun this year’s second-phase, 8,500-metre drill program at the 475-sq.-km Pen project, 40 km west of the Timmins gold district in Ontario. The…