TSX Venture eases down, April 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 8.5 points to an 824.7-point close over the trading week, as spot gold prices lost US$1.25 to US$1,284.44 per…
Articles by Lesley Stokes
A 4 billion-year-old story etched in stone: Geology and metal in Canada
VANCOUVER — Canada’s geological heritage goes back over 4 billion years to when the earth was a young, hot planet covered by ocean. During this…
Serengeti sees potential underground at Kwanika
VANCOUVER — Underground and open-pit mining at Serengeti Resources’ (TSXV: SIR) Kwanika copper-gold property, 250 km east of Smithers, B.C., could boost the project’s economics,…
TSX Venture eases up, April 3-7
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 8.5 points to an 824.7-point close over the trading week, as spot gold prices gained US$6.10 to US$1,257.3 per…
Barkerville sees long-term potential in Cariboo Gold
Barkerville Gold Mines (TSXV: BGM) is in for a busy year at its Cariboo Gold property outside the historic 3 million oz. Barkerville placer gold…
There’s more than meets the eye in NWT and Nunavut
VANCOUVER — Beneath the glacier-scoured lakes and barren tundra of the Northwest Territories (N.W.T.) and Nunavut is a collection of disparate Archean- to Proterozoic-aged crust…
TSX Venture retreats, March 20-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 6.99 points to an 803.6-point close, as spot gold prices gained US$14.31, or 1.2%, to US$1,243.57 per oz., and…
EnGold discovers copper-rich skarn at Lac La Hache
VANCOUVER — EnGold Mines (TSXV: EGM) has mobilized another drill rig onto its Lac La Hache polymetallic property in central B.C., following the discovery of…
Goldcorp takes 19.9% stake in Triumph
VANCOUVER — A new spin on target generation at Triumph Gold’s (TSXV: TIG) Freegold Mountain gold project in south-central Yukon has enticed international miner Goldcorp…
Aurion discovers gold in Finland
VANCOUVER — Prospect generator Aurion Resources (TSXV: AU) has uncovered gold-rich subcrop within a 700 by 1,100 metre (1.1 km) wide area at its Risti…
TSX Venture eases off, Feb. 21-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 7.65 points to an 836.27-point close, while spot gold prices gained US$22.59, or 1.8 %, to US$1,257.19 per oz.,…
Northern Dynasty sinks on short-seller’s report
VANCOUVER — Shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK) have fallen 58% to $1.82 at press time after a short-seller’s report on Feb. 13…