Agnico Eagle adds gold ounces at Amaruq
VANCOUVER — Agnico Eagle Mines’ (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) Amaruq gold project is well on the way to becoming its next great discovery story. The company…
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TSX Venture eases with gold prices, Sept. 12-16
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 12.92 points to a 799.24-point close as spot gold prices declined for the second week in a row, falling…
US equities edge higher, Sept. 12-16
U.S. markets remained buoyant despite uncertainty ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve meetings scheduled for Sept. 20–21. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2% to…
Major Drilling sees Q1 revenue drop 18% year-over-year
VANCOUVER — Major Drilling Group International (TSX: MDI; US-OTC: MJDLF) saw its quarterly revenue drop 18% year-over-year to $69 million in a financial report released in…
Eurasian finds success in US
David Cole, president and CEO of Eurasian Minerals (TSX: EMX; NYSE-MKT: EMXX), took some time during a visit to Toronto to chat with The Northern…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Playing high stakes poker for Fruta del Norte
The following is the second of two parts of the abridged first chapter of an upcoming memoir entitled “The Last Great Adventure,” for which any…
Altius reaps benefits of contrarian investing
VANCOUVER — When it comes to the project generator business model, it’s tough to find a more successful example than Altius Minerals (TSX: ALS; US-OTC: ATUSF)….
Klondex expands its arsenal
Klondex Mines (TSX: KDX; NYSE-MKT: KLDX) has evolved in the last four years from an exploration firm with one project in Nevada to a gold…
The geology behind Ontario’s world class metal districts
VANCOUVER — Ontario has a long and lively geological past dating back 3.3 billion years, when the Earth was covered by oceans. During that time,…
TSX Venture rises, Sept. 6-9
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 1.24 points to an 812.16-point close. Spot gold peaked at US$1,350 per oz. after a subpar U.S. jobs report,…
Canada’s benchmark index down sharply, Sept. 6-9
Stock and commodity markets came under pressure after comments by European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal…
Wall Street ends in the red, Sept. 6-9
U.S. equities slipped in September, as higher oil prices failed to offset investor concerns over the Federal Reserve’s next move. The Dow Jones Industrial Average…