Commentary: It’s time gold miners act on unfair competition
Given some of the enormous gold sales on Comex last year, I was curious what it would take to mine that much ore.
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Progress at North Bullfrog keeps Corvus shares climbing
VANCOUVER — It has been a good year so far for Corvus Gold (TSX: KOR). The company started out 2014 with almost $12 million in the bank, and has since released a raft of good drill results from its flagship North Bullfrog gold project in…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, February 25 2014Precious MetalsPrice…
TSX Venture carries momentum, Feb. 18-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index jumped 2.5%, or 25.31 points, en route to a 1,021.66-point close for the week. The Venture closed in the green for 11 straight trading days as it broke the 1,000-point barrier for the first time in nearly…
Anglo American making progress but still work to be done
This time of the year is normally referred to as ‘earnings season,’ as miners release their operational and financial results from the year before. But given the collective shock the industry has experienced in the form of slumping…
Drost set to steer Carlisle at Lynn Lake
After Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE-MKT: SAND) bought Premier Royalty, Abraham Drost, the latter company’s CEO, found himself looking for his next gig.
Zinc’s price set to rise, analysts say
Patricia Mohr, vice-president of economics and a commodity market specialist at Scotiabank, believes zinc “will be the next big base-metal play for investors.” She forecasts prices will average US94¢ per lb. in 2014 —…
Commentary: FX hedging is vital to managing risk in 2014
Although we have only just ventured into 2014, already it’s clear the financial market landscape is set to deviate tremendously from the conditions we became accustomed to last year.
Capstone misses but analysts remain upbeat
Capstone Mining (TSX: CS; US-OTC: CSFFF) may have missed on earnings, but its operations are performing well, and it expects good things to come from its recently acquired Pinto Valley copper–moly mine in Arizona.
Verde Potash scores major funding from Brazilian government
VANCOUVER — It has been just over five years since Verde Potash (TSX: NPK; US-OTC: AMHPF) staked its Cerrado Verde potash project in western Minas Gerais, Brazil, with the goal of meeting the country’s growing fertilizer demand. And…
Japan sees reactors in future, uranium investors rejoice
It didn’t come as a total surprise, but the Japanese government’s pronouncement that nuclear reactors will be part of its future offered uranium miners and investors alike the shot in the arm that has been so long overdue.
Colombian Mines buoyed by assets
VANCOUVER — Colombian Mines (TSXV: CMJ; US-OTC: CMBPF) has remained active on the exploration front through a hybrid strategy of project generation and organic discovery.