TSX ekes out slim gain, May 9-13
The ferocious wildfires in Alberta’s oil patch around Fort McMurray knocked an estimated 1 million barrels a day offline, prompting many economists to lower their…
Gold
Goldcorp offers $520M for Kaminak
Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) has offered to buy Kaminak Gold (TSXV: KAM) in a $520-million, all-share deal to get its hands on the junior’s…
Erdene’s Bayan Khundii gold discovery in Mongolia
VANCOUVER — Erdene Resource Development’s (TSX: ERD; US-OTC: ERDCF) presence in Mongolia dates back to the late 1990s, and it has experienced the good and bad…
Veteran miner Kerry Knoll bets on moly renaissance
Since leaving his job as a journalist at The Northern Miner in 1987, Kerry Knoll has co-founded four companies and built four mines with his…
Falco outlines $905M gold mine in Horne PEA
VANCOUVER — Falco Resources (TSXV: FPC; US-OTC: FPRGF) hopes to have the historic Horne gold complex in Quebec back in production by 2020. On May 9,…
Netolitzky’s Skeena raises expectations for Spectrum
VANCOUVER – Skeena Resources’ (TSXV: SKE; US-OTC: SKREF) first resource for its Spectrum gold project, 37 km west of Imperial Metals’ (TSX: III; US-OTC: IPMLF)…
Drilling pays off for Richmont at Island Gold
Richmont Mines (TSX: RIC; NYSE-MKT: RIC) shares got a boost after exploration drilling confirmed the Island Gold mine near Wawa, Ont., continues to grow in size….
Wall Street slips, May 2–6
U.S. indexes continued in negative territory amid lower oil prices and a weak jobs report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped nearly 0.2% to 17,740.63,…
TSX ends in the red, May 2–6
The Toronto stock market declined during the first week of May on the back of lower commodity prices and weak economic data. Statistics Canada reported…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 11: Special guest Trish Saywell on Argentina
Join Matt and very special guest Trish Saywell as they discuss the political and investment climate in Argentina. Trish is our Senior Staff Writer from…
Endeavour posts mixed Q1
Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV) eked out a small profit in the first quarter as it increased gold production and lowered all-in sustaining costs, but missed analysts’…
Agnico drills prospects across Canada, Sweden and Mexico
VANCOUVER — Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) has reported another strong quarter to start 2016, and it is giving the market a more detailed look…