Far North Snapshot: Eight companies exploring the frontiers
As existing deposits and mines are advanced, companies are looking for new frontiers to secure their long-term production and growth. The northern portion of this…
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
TSX rises, April 13-17: Agnico, Barrick, Wheaton, Amerigo, B2Gold
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.37%, or 193.30 points, to finish the April 13-17 trading week at 14,359.90. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 3.92%…
Ashley Kirwan, David Cataford named Young Mining Professionals of the Year
The winners of the Young Mining Professionals (YMP) awards this year are Ashley Kirwan of Orix Geoscience and David Cataford of Champion Iron (TSX: CIA)….
Agnico Eagle takes strategic stake in Rupert Resources
Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM) is taking a 9.9% stake in Rupert Resources (TSXV: RUP) and the junior’s flagship Pahtavaara gold project, located…
Maverix proves skeptics wrong
In the three and a half years since Geoff Burns cofounded Maverix Metals (TSX: MMX; NYSE-AM: MMX) with CEO Daniel O’Flaherty in July 2016, the…
White Gold keeps on discovering
Shawn Ryan’s White Gold (TSXV: WGO) has data from more than 400,000 Yukon soil samples, but one collected in the 2019 field season stood out…
Commentary: Why 2020 will be good for juniors
It’s the start of a new year and decade. Cue all the flashbacks and predictions. The year ahead will mark the resurgence of the junior…
Young Mining Professionals announces scholarship winners
Young Mining Professionals (YMP) has announced its 2019 scholarship recipients. A total of $44,000 in scholarships will go to Canadian students pursuing careers in the…
US markets mixed, Oct. 14-18: Agnico Eagle, AngloGold Ashanti, Newmont Goldcorp
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.17% to 26,770.20, while the S&P 500 Index rose 0.54% to 2,986.20. Gold stayed relatively flat at US$1,489.60 per…
Monarch drills visible gold at Fayolle project in Quebec
The latest resource estimate for Monarch Gold’s (TSX: MQR; US-OTC: MRQRF) newly acquired Fayolle gold project in Quebec confirms the deposit’s high-grade, near-surface potential. Fayolle’s…
Metals Commentary: Economic uncertainty drives gold prices higher
The gold industry feels optimistic for the first time in years, as the price of the precious metal steadily rises amid fears of a global…
US markets rise, July 22-26: Arch Coal, Agnico Eagle, Newmont Goldcorp
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.14% to finish at 27,192.45, and the S&P 500 Index jumped 1.66% to 3,025.86. Spot gold fell US$6.70 per…