Bullman Minerals completes first resource in Guinea
Bullman Minerals (TSXV: FUL) believes it’s off to a good start in West Africa where it has two projects on the Birimian Gold Belt in northeastern Guinea.
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Venture loses ground, March 24-28
The rally that has carried the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index for most of 2014 took a breather in the last week of March. Instead, the index saw double-digit losses in three out of five days to end the week at 989.75, down 45.01 points,…
Editorial: Barrick rejigs exec pay
Businessman and Bay Street veteran Peter Crossgrove, the one-time Placer Dome CEO and long-time Barrick Gold director, published his memoirs last year, and it makes for some lively and insightful reading, especially in light of Barrick’s…
Gold miners weigh on TSX, March 24-28
Weaker gold prices and slumping tech stocks outweighed signs of an improving economy south of the border, and the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 100 points to 14,178.84 points for the period.
Commentary: Coal down but not out
The following is an edited excerpt of a speech about the global outlook for coal by Dean Dalla Valle, president of BHP Billiton Coal, at the CEDA Energy and Resources series in Brisbane, Australia, where BHP has consolidated its metallurgical…
TerraX Minerals explores for gold north of Giant mine in Yellowknife
A little over a year ago, TerraX Minerals (TSXV: TXR; US-OTC: TRXXF) acquired the Northbelt gold property, just north of the past-producing Giant mine and 15 km north of the city of Yellowknife in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
Uranium Energy gets US$10M cash injection
Texas-based Uranium Energy (NYSE-MKT: UEC) has drawn down another US$10 million from its previously announced US$20-million credit facility, after its lenders agreed to defer the required principal payments by two years, providing the company…
Dow Jones rises and S&P 500 falls, March 24-28
Comments from Chinese Premier Li Keqiang that China would likely invest in infrastructure to bolster economic growth while the U.S. shows a strengthening economy — with consumer spending rising 0.3% in February after a 0.2% gain in…
Yamana to partner up with Osisko, outbids Goldcorp
Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF) has worked out a deal with Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) to retain control of its Quebec-based Canadian Malartic gold mine while trumping Goldcorp’s (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) hostile bid.
Ivanhoe unveils Platreef PEA as drills hit Ga-Madiba
VANCOUVER — Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) is sitting on an impressive platinum group metals (PGM) resource at its Platreef property, situated 280 km northeast of Johannesburg, South Africa,. And the…
Endeavour posts huge loss, but powers up for growth in 2014
Due to hefty impairment charges, West Africa-focused Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV; US-OTC: EDVMF) reported a US$332.5-million net loss in 2013, or US81¢ per share, compared to a US$15.1-million loss in 2012 at US6¢ a share,.
The Crimean nickel effect
Where gold was once the key barometer for geopolitical bad news, lately nickel has been hogging the stage.