TSX Venture moves higher, Sept. 14-18
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 1.64% to finish the Sept. 14-18 trading week at 745.37. Spot gold closed the week at US$1,988.90 per oz.,…
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Argentina tightens currency controls to dampen demand for greenback
Argentina’s decision this week to expand restrictions on foreign exchange to protect its dollar reserves is largely due to the coronavirus pandemic’s impact on the…
Prairies snapshot: Eight companies to watch
Manitoba and Saskatchewan are among the world’s premier jurisdictions for mining and mineral exploration. Here’s a look at eight companies with assets in the provinces. …
Editorial: One small step for women, one giant step for mankind
Chairman Mao Zedong’s famous proclamation that “women hold up half the sky” may be true but certainly not as chief executive officers or in the…
Callinex says Pine Bay could revitalise Flin Flon
The Flin Flon mining district, which straddles Manitoba and Saskatchewan, hosts Hudbay Minerals’ (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) 777 mine. The underground mine, which has been…
Gold output to fall 1.7% in 2020 on shutdowns: report
The suspension of mining activities due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the second quarter of this year will result in a 1.7% decline in global…
BHP halts expansions on heritage sites in Australia
BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) acknowledged on Thursday it was aware of Australian Aboriginal groups’ concerns about the future of dozens of heritage sites before…
Chile court orders ‘total and definitive’ closure of Barrick’s Pascua Lama
Chile’s environmental court has put the final nail in the coffin for Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD) giant Pascua-Lama gold-silver project, straddling the Argentina…
TomaGold sells 25% interest in Monster Lake project to Iamgold
TomaGold (TSXV: LOT) is selling its 25% interest in the Monster Lake project to Iamgold (TSX: IMG; NYSE: IAG). Under the sales agreement, Iamgold will pay TomaGold $500,000…
Teck copper mine in Chile switches to renewable energy
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/B; NYSE: TECK) has signed a long-term agreement that will provide its Carmen de Andacollo copper operation in central Chile with 100%…
Magna Gold tables study on recently-acquired San Francisco mine
Magna Gold (TSXV: MGR; US-OTC: MGLQF) has released the results of a preliminary feasibility study (PFS) on its San Francisco mine, acquired earlier this year,…
Ivanhoe’s Congo copper project shows world-class potential
With large-scale deposits hard to find, much has been made of the size of Kamoa-Kakula, Ivanhoe Mines’ (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) project on the central…