TSX closes nearly flat Mar. 24 after week of mixed signals
Stocks ended the Mar. 20-24 trading period with a modest gain as investors weighed the impact of the banking crisis in the United States while central banks appeared near the…
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TSXV registers a gain during Mar. 20-24 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index increased 6.8 points or 1.1% over the Mar. 20-24 trading session, ending at 611.88. The week’s top value gainer was Houston, Texas-based Itafos, which closed…
US indices inch higher during Mar. 20-24 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 604.76 points or 1.89% and the S&P 500 closed 72.15 points or 1.6% higher at 3,979.15 over the Mar. 20-24 trading week. Mexico and…
Video: Patricia Mohr outlines Canada’s key advantages in the critical minerals space
Canadian Mining Journal Editor-in-Chief Tamer Elbokl spoke with economist, founder of the publication Critical Metals for a Sustainable World, and former vice-president with Scotiabank, Patricia Mohr at PDAC 2023 in…
Video: SRK Consulting’s Jeff Parshley on the social side of mine closure
The Northern Miner caught up with the world’s biggest mining technical consulting group SRK Consulting at PDAC in Toronto in March 2023. Tamer Elbokl, Editor-in-Chief of TNM sister publication Canadian…
Newmont said to be mulling sweetened bid for Newcrest
Newmont Mining (TSX: NGT; NYSE: NEM), the world’s largest gold producer, may be preparing a sweetened takeover offer for Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM), which rejected the miner’s unsolicited…
Contango Ore secures funding for Alaska gold build with JV partner Kinross
Contango Ore (NYSE-AM: CTGO) has secured a US$70-million loan from two banks to cover its minority share of pre-production capital spending on the Manh Choh gold project in Alaska. Mining…
Global Gold Exploration Snapshot: Eight juniors seeking the yellow metal
Gold is a mainstay of exploration, and the price of the yellow metal has been creeping up — recently surpassing US$2,000 per oz. — amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty. Here…
TNM Drill Down: Newfoundland produces the best gold assay of Mar. 13-17
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…
First Majestic stock plunges on Jerritt Canyon suspension
First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) is taking action to reduce overall costs by temporarily suspending all mining activities and reducing its workforce at the Jerritt Canyon gold mine…
Kazatomprom’s 2022 profit doubles as it lowers 2023 production guidance
Kazatomprom (LSE: KAP) reported a 115% increase in full-year 2022 earnings on Friday, thanks to a 31% increase in the average realized uranium price. Despite the solid financial performance, the…
Ivanhoe’s electro-pulse tech may expand Santa Cruz copper project in Arizona
Ivanhoe Electric (TSX: IE; NYSE-AM: IE) says visible copper in a drill hole suggested by the company’s new technology bodes well for adding high-margin ore to the resource at the…