TSX gains slightly, March 28–April 1
The S&P/TSX Composite Index ended in positive territory, adding 0.62% to close at 13,440.44. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index, however, slipped 0.2% to 437.39, while the S&P/TSX…
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US markets finish higher, March 28-April 1
U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s remarks last week that the central bank should take a “cautious” approach to raising interest rates, buoyed markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 6: Optionality and airships
Lesley Stokes and Matt Keevil tackle precious metal fundamentals, Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) plan to revitalize the Tasiast gold mine in West Africa, the new-look Barkerville Gold’s (TSXV:…
Timmins Gold CEO works to right the financial ship
VANCOUVER — Mark Backens may not have anticipated finding himself in the driver’s seat at Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) when he joined the board of directors 10 months ago, but…
Stornoway adds to mine life at Renard
A new mine plan that incorporates revisions to mineral resource estimates completed in 2013 and 2015 adds three additional years of production to Stornoway Diamond Corp.’s (TSX: SWY) Renard project, which will become…
Pershing Gold’s Relief Canyon nears production
Pershing Gold (NASDAQ: PGLC) is closer to turning the past-producing Relief Canyon heap-leach gold mine in Nevada into one of the newest producers in the Silver state. “This is not an…
OceanaGold Macquarie’s top intermediate producer
In the first week of March, Macquarie Securities analyst Michael Gray visited OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC) Haile gold project in South Carolina, which the company added to its portfolio last year…
Kinross aims to move Tasiast from liability to ‘world-class’
VANCOUVER — It’s not particularly hyperbolic to label Kinross Gold’s (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) experience with the Tasiast gold operation in northwestern Mauritania, West Africa, a total disaster. The company has…
Lithium Americas finds a partner in Chilean giant SQM
Lithium Americas (TSX: LAC) has taken a big stride in securing the technical backing to advance its Cauchari-Olaroz lithium brine deposit in northwestern Argentina, as lithium fundamentals improve. The Vancouver-based junior…
Denison and Friedland’s GoviEx to combine African uranium assets
Denison Mines (TSX: DML; NYSE-MKT: DNN) has taken the final step that will help it focus on its uranium assets in Canada’s Athabasca basin and in particular its flagship Wheeler…
AuRico CEO talks Kemess strategy, royalties
VANCOUVER — With this year’s uptick in gold prices, AuRico Metals (TSX: AMI; US-OTC: ARCTF) is in a better position with its royalty portfolio, which includes five operating mines and redevelopment…
Metanor takes aim at Moroy in Quebec
VANCOUVER — Metanor Resources (TSXV: MTO) is stepping up work at its new Moroy gold discovery 1 km south of its producing Bachelor Lake gold mine in Quebec’s Val-d’Or district…