The deep convulsions in the ailing U.S. coal-mining sector are continuing unabated into the new year, with America’s second-largest coal miner, Arch Coal, seeking bankruptcy protection on Jan. 11.
Canada’s benchmark index posted a triple-digit loss in the new year. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 4.3%, or 564.5 points to 12,445.45, despite a positive jobs report. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index…
Since the commodities downturn started four years ago, gold companies have sought ways to reduce costs and push ahead. The spot gold price ended 2015 at US$1,061 per oz., down 10% for the year and 36% since closing 2012 at US$1,664 per oz….
On Dec. 11, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) re-proposed rules requiring that resource extraction issuers disclose payments made to the U.S. federal government or foreign governments for commercially developing oil,…
VANCOUVER — Explorer Otis Gold (TSXV: OOO; US-OTC: OGLDF) hasn’t let tepid market conditions impact its vision for an open-pit, heap-leach gold mine at its Kilgore project roughly 50 km due northeast of the town of Dubois, Idaho. The…
U.S. equities closed lower, despite receiving a boost after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 17,495.84, while the S&P 500 Index lost 0.5% to close at 2,041.89. The Nasdaq dipped 0.8%…
Salman Partners’ analyst Derek Macpherson has recently initiated coverage on Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX; NYSE-MKT: KLDX), with a “buy” rating and a one-year, $5-per-share price target.
Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX; NYSE-MKT: KLDX) is buying the idled Rice Lake gold mine and mill near Bissett, Man., to complement its flagship operations in Nevada.
It’s not every day that a junior exploration company takes a step outside the well-trodden Carlin and Cortez districts of Nevada to look for Carlin-style gold deposits, but Pilot Gold (TSX: PLG; US-OTC: PLGTF) is proving to be the…
Premier Gold Mines’ (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) CEO Ewan Downie recently talked to The Northern Miner about the company’s decision to buy Pure Gold Mining’s (TSXV: PGM; US-OTC: LRTNF) land package so that it could expand its…
VANCOUVER — West Kirkland Mining (TSXV: WKM; US-OTC: WKLDF) has come a long way over the past year at its Three Hills and Hasbrouck gold deposits in Nevada. And with a preliminary construction permit now in hand, it is ready to assess its…
After some false starts in past years, an uptick in uranium prices may truly be around the corner, and this time analysts are more confident any rise will reflect a balance between demand and supply.
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