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TSX Venture down, April 12-16
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 1.55% to finish the trading week at 944.46. Spot gold rose US$32.30 per oz., or 1.85%, to US$1,776.50 per…
US markets mixed, April 12-16
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.18% to finish the week at 34,200.67 and the S&P 500 fell 0.77% to 3,913.10. Spot gold rose US$32.30 per…
TSX up, April 12-16
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.64% to 19,351.32 during the April 12-16 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index jumped 4.81% to 111.25, and the…
Far North snapshot: Eight companies hunting for minerals in the north
In their search for future mines, many companies are turning to the Far North as existing resources are depleted. The North features favourable geology, mining-friendly…
Goldman Sachs calls copper “the new oil”
In a new report on copper, global investment bank Goldman Sachs says meeting the Paris climate goals and supporting the green transition away from fossil…
Nighthawk Gold hunts for more near-surface mineralization at Indin Lake project
Nighthawk Gold (TSX: NHK; US-OTC: MIMZF) hopes to develop Canada’s next gold camp at its 100%-owned Indin Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories, about 220…
Glencore shareholders revolt over CEO’s pay
Proxy adviser Glass Lewis, one of Glencore’s (LSE: GLEN) top shareholders, is pushing investors to vote against the company’s plans to pay its new chief…
SilverCrest connects Babicanora veins at Las Chispas
As SilverCrest Metals (TSX: SIL; NYSE: SILV) prepares to put its Las Chispas project in Sonora, Mexico into production by the second half of 2022,…
Almaden case headed to Mexico’s Supreme Court
An appeal of an April 2019 lower court ruling that jeopardized Almaden Minerals‘ (TSX: AMM; NYSE-AM: AAU) Ixtaca gold-silver project in Puebla state – and…
Anglo American to run South America mines 100% on renewables
Anglo American (LSE: AAL) has signed a deal to run its Quellaveco copper mine in Peru 100% on renewables, effectively allowing the miner to deliver on…
CRU World Copper Conference: Friedland on the new world order
Robert Friedland, the founder and executive co-chairman of Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) gave a keynote presentation at this year’s virtual CRU World Copper…