TSX Venture rises, Aug. 1-5
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 10.52 points, or 1.3%, to an 806.69-point close. A strong U.S. jobs report for July drove spot gold prices…
Articles by Lesley Stokes
Mirasol hunts for gold in Argentina, Chile
VANCOUVER — In a hallway at the Sprott Natural Resource Symposium in Vancouver in July, Mirasol Resources (TSXV: MRZ) president and CEO Stephen Nano thumbs through…
TSX Venture rises, July 25-29
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index jumped 26.2 points, or 3.4%, to a 796.17-point close, while spot gold prices gained US$28.55, or 2.2%, to US$1,351.28 per…
Yukon Premier supports mines
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Lining the quartz-gravel roads of Yukon’s Dawson City, the commercial hub of the legendary Klondike placer goldfields, are a number of…
TSX Venture posts gains, July 18-22
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 3.61 points, or 0.5%, to a 769.97-point close. Spot gold prices declined for the second week in a…
Site visit: Klondike Gold’s quest for the motherlode in the Yukon
DAWSON CITY, YUKON — Klondike Gold’s (TSXV: KG) president and CEO Peter Tallman reckons his company may have found the motherlode just 20 km south…
TSX Venture posts gains, July 11-15
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index reached a 20-month high, gaining 14.24 points, or 1.9%, to a 766.36-point close. Spot gold prices declined US$28.88, or 2.1%,…
Ascot prepares for Sprott’s $20M investment
VANCOUVER — Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT) is reconsidering plans on how to best advance its flagship Premier gold-silver project, 20 km northeast of Stewart, B.C., now that…
TSX Venture in the black, July 4-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 21.68 points, or 3%, to a 752.12-point close, boosted by stronger gold and silver prices. Spot gold gained 1.9%,…
Wall Street rises, July 5-8
U.S. equities drove higher for a second week as investors recovered from post-Brexit jitters. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 197.37 points, or 1.1%, to…
Nouveau Monde outlines economics for Matawinie
VANCOUVER — Eric Desaulniers, president and CEO of Nouveau Monde Mining (TSXV: NOU; US-OTC: NMGRF), reckons that lithium explorers aren’t the only ones that stand…
TSX Venture gains, June 27-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 19.65 points, or 2.8%, to a 730.44-point close, on the back of rising commodity prices. Doubts on whether the…