Site visit: Integra takes aim at Gold Rush targets
VAL-D’OR, QUE. — Just eight months after wrapping up its Gold Rush Challenge exploration competition, Integra Gold (TSXV: ICG; US-OTC: ICGQF) hosted a visit to its Lamaque South gold property,…
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Orezone takes a beating after bumbled Bomboré resource
VANCOUVER — Shares of Orezone Gold (TSXV: ORE; US-OTC: ORZCF) were pummelled after the company revealed that its flagship Bomboré project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, contains much less gold than…
Editorial: LME shakes up gold world with gold and silver trading
Metal trading in the historic centre of London has had a pretty-clear cut dichotomy in recent years: base metals trading including futures are carried out on the giant London Metal…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Gold demand nears new record, WGC says
The following is a release by the World Gold Council detailing global gold demand in the second quarter of 2016. The full 26-page Gold Demand Trends report is available for…
TSX Venture holds steady, Aug. 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index closed at 833.11 points, relatively unchanged during the trading period, whereas spot gold and comex copper edged up slightly, landing at US$1,341.47 per oz. gold,…
TSX slips, Aug. 15–19
Canada’s benchmark index retreated into negative territory, down 0.4% to 14,687.46. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index fell 1.4% to 66.62. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index lost 4% to close at…
US stocks waver, Aug. 15-19
Qualms that Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen would hike rates this year during a speech on Aug. 26 at the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual economic policy symposium…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 26: Fun with geology and camp shenanigans
Matt and Lesley round-up the week in commodities and talk about major BHP Billiton‘s (NYSE: BHP; LON: BLT) terrible financial year. Lesley digs into her recent in-depth geological piece on…
Brazil Resources to buy Titiribi
Brazil Resources (TSXV: BRI; US-OTC: BRIZF) aims to grow its gold resources by acquiring the large Titiribi gold-copper project in central Colombia. The Vancouver-based junior, which has gold projects in…
BLG’s Pletcher on Canada’s new rules for hostile bids
We sat down in Vancouver with Fred Pletcher, chair of the National Mining Group at legal firm Borden Ladner Gervais, to discuss Canada’s new hostile takeover rules and a securities…
Sierra Metals sees exploration growth at its three underground mines
Sierra Metals (TSX: SMT) shares gained momentum after the company outlined its commitment to increase high-grade tonnage at its Yauricocha polymetallic mine in Peru, and Bolivar and Cusi mines in…
Timmins gains ‘breathing room,’ thanks to gold rally
VANCOUVER — Mexico-focused Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) will stay in the gold mining business thanks to the sustained rise in precious metal prices over the past six months. Eight…