Barrick finds Saudi partner for stalled Jabal Sayid project
VANCOUVER — Saudi Arabian Mining Co. is buying a 50% stake in the Jabal Sayid copper project from Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) for US$210 million.
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Premier’s Hardrock grows in quantity and quality
Another 86,500 metres of drilling and a deeper Whittle shell using steeper pit walls has increased the size of Premier Gold Mines’ (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) flagship Hardrock deposit in northern Ontario, the company says.
Commentary: Grassy Narrows decision burdens provinces
The Grassy Narrows decision from the Supreme Court of Canada on July 11 places a heavy legal burden on provincial governments when they seek to exploit Indigenous lands covered by the historical treaties of Canada. The challenge now is for…
TSX Venture loses ground for a second week, July 14-18
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index finished in the red for a second straight week after dropping 10.69 points en route to a 1,012.24-point close. Investors are monitoring geopolitical uncertainty in the Ukraine, as well as ongoing armed…
TSX gains despite geopolitical woes, July 14-18
The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended the week in positive territory, advancing 141.07 points to 15,266.57, as investors shrugged off war in the Middle East and Ukraine, and focused on corporate earnings. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified…
Editorial: Barrick goes CEO-less, doubles down on presidents
Three months after Peter Munk’s retirement from Barrick Gold, we’re already getting a look at the post-Munk Barrick, and the picture is volatile and a little strange.
Ur-Energy confirms historic resource at Shirley Basin
Littleton, Colo.-based Ur-Energy (TSX: URE; NYSE-MKT: URG) has published a maiden resource estimate for its Shirley Basin uranium project in Wyoming’s Carbon County, indicating the deposit has 8.8 million lb. grading 0.23% eU3O8 in…
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at July 15/14 (with changes from June…
London Silver Fix sees revamp
CME Group and Thomson Reuters have been chosen to deliver a new silver price mechanism to replace the London Silver Fix — a system that has been in place for over a century to set the daily benchmark price for silver.
Frac sand 101: The grains explained
VANCOUVER — Horizontal drilling and fracturing technology have unlocked vast reservoirs of oil and gas from shale basins across North America. The continent hosts 67 billion barrels of technically recoverable shale oil and 1,238 trillion…
Dundee initiates coverage of Athabasca Minerals
Production at Athabasca Minerals’ (TSXV: ABM; US-OTC: ABCAF) Firebag silica sand project in northern Alberta could ramp up in late 2016 and early 2017 — perfect timing to capitalize on growing frac sand demand in North…
Nova Scotia fracking study urges caution
Nova Scotia’s deputy chief medical officer Frank Atherton is recommending that the provincial government take a cautious approach to hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and argues in a new discussion paper that the relevant authorities…