TSX hits 16-month high, Oct. 17–21
Canada’s main benchmark index rose on the back of higher commodity prices and better-than-expected corporate earnings. The S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 2.4% to close at 14,939.04 — its highest level…
Gold
Nevsun CEO talks Timok and future at Bisha
VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy year for Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-MKT: NSU) headlined by the US$440-million cash-and-share purchase of junior Reservoir Minerals and its stake in the emerging…
Win free tickets to the Vancouver showing of KONELĪNE: Our land beautiful
The Northern Miner is proud to be Co-Presenter of the Vancouver commercial premiere of the feature-length documentary, KONELĪNE: Our land beautiful, which won the “Best Canadian Feature Documentary” award at…
Corex gets vote of confidence from Alamos
Corex Gold (TSXV: CGE) has finalized a strategic investment from Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI). Corex’s flagship wholly owned Santana gold property sits 50 km southeast of Alamos’ Mulatos…
TNM Video: Interview with Victoria Gold CEO John McConnell at Dublin Gulch
The Northern Miner’s western editor Matthew Keevil drops in on Victoria Gold’s (TSXV: VIT; US-OTC: VITFF) Dublin Gulch gold camp in the Yukon to speak with Victoria Gold president and…
Seabridge improves economics at KSM, drills new zone
Seabridge Gold (TSX: SEA; NYSE: SA) has published two more economic studies at its large-scale KSM gold-copper project in northern B.C., confirming the project’s long life and low costs. In…
Site visit: Atac builds critical mass at Rackla in Yukon
MAYO, YUKON — Even after repeated visits by this journalist to Atac Resources’ (TSXV: ATC; US-OTC: ATADF) Rackla gold property in the central Yukon, the scenery as we journey into…
Brazil-focused Crusader Resources features high-profile board
Investors in North America may not be familiar with Aussie gold junior Crusader Resources, but investors in Australia would have heard of the company’s largest shareholder and non-executive chairman, Stephen…
Yamana revisits plans to divest Brio Gold portfolio
VANCOUVER — Last year Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) floated the idea that it could divest a number of “non-core” South American assets to optimize its operating portfolio, lower…
Mariana Resources acquires first African project
Mariana Resources (TSX: MRY) is on the verge of releasing a preliminary economic assessment of its Hot Maden joint-venture gold-copper project in Turkey and gearing up for a mid-year field…
US stocks slip, Oct. 10-14
U.S. equities ended in the red overall, as investors focused on third-quarter earnings. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.6% to 18,138.38, while the S&P 500 Index lost nearly 1%…
TSX Venture edges down, Oct. 10-14
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index saw its third straight week of declines, falling 7.78 points to a 773.02-point close, as the market prepares for an interest rate hike in December….