Toronto Stock Exchange, Dec. 2-6
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 113 points to 13,280.72 for the period, despite positive news from Canada’s neighbour to the south.
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Atico steams ahead
Atico Mining (TSXV: ATY; US-OTC: ATCMF) became a producing mining company when it acquired 90% of the El Roble mine — the only producing copper mine in Colombia.
TSX Venture Exchange, Dec. 2-6
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 2%, or 18.24 points, during the week before closing at 916.65. Markets finished in the red despite rising energy and metals futures, with promising jobs data out of Canada and the U.S. fuelling…
Guyana Goldfields starts building its Aurora gold mine
Guyana Goldfields (TSX: GUY) has started construction activities at its flagship Aurora gold project in Guyana, CEO Scott Caldwell said on a conference call yesterday.
Macusani hits PEA milestone in Peru
VANCOUVER — Toronto-based junior Macusani Yellowcake (TSXV: YEL) has moved one step closer to a production decision at its 900-sq.km uranium portfolio, which lies 180 km northwest of the city of Juliaca in southeastern Peru. On Dec….
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at Nov. 30/13 (with changes from Nov….
CNSX courts struggling juniors
The dire predictions that hundreds of junior miners would be delisted from the TSX Venture Exchange this year have turned out to be dead wrong, despite the continuing downturn in the sector, which began in 2011.
Editorial: Pot-ashen in Saskatchewan
December started off in a rather sombre way for Canadian mining, with former Prairie golden child Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan announcing deep and immediate cuts at its Canadian, U.S., and Trinidadian operations.
Juniors weather storm in rough markets: PwC
It’s been a rough two years for junior mining companies globally, with a steep drop in commodity prices accompanying an uneven recovery in the world’s industrial economies, and a serious drop in investor confidence. Canadian miners…
Castle Mountain completes maiden resource
Research analysts Joe Mazumdar and Scott McLean of Canaccord Genuity in Vancouver have raised their target price on Castle Mountain Mining (TSXV: CMM) to $1 per share and added the company to the Canaccord Genuity Focus List, after the…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, December 3, 2013Precious MetalsPrice…
Platinum, palladium markets to remain in deficit: Johnson Matthey
The markets for platinum and palladium will likely be in a deficit in 2014, according to a report by London-based Johnson Matthey.