Bear Creek back in the saddle at Santa Ana
The courts of Peru have had Bear Creek Mining’s (TSXV: BCM) stock rolling.
Volume 100 Number 15 May 26 - Jun 1, 2014
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, May 20 2014 Precious MetalsPrice…
Ivanhoe raises $150M for DRC projects
VANCOUVER — With a $150-million financing, executive chairman Robert Friedland and his team at Ivanhoe Mines (TSX: IVN; US-OTC: IVPAF) have sidestepped a cash crunch that could have impacted the company’s ability to advance its…
Editorial: For silver, the fix is out
Gold’s poor cousin silver got its reputation a little more tarnished in mid-May, with London Silver Market Fixing Ltd. announcing that it would stop administering the London silver fix as of Aug. 15, 2014. On this date, the company will…
TSX Venture finishes in the red, May 12-16
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index had a tough run during the week, losing 14.55 points before closing at a four-month low of 976.55. Markets pulled back after the U.S. Federal Reserve revealed that U.S. industrial production had…
U.S. markets make slight gains on mixed data, May 12-16
With mixed economic news during the trading week, market participants tended towards a bullish interpretation. Despite the Dow Jones Industrial Average being down 73 points to 16,511.86, the S&P 500 Index fared better, swinging positive and…
TSX dips a little, May 12-16
The S&P/TSX Composite Index has risen by more than 7% so far this year, but Canada’s main stock index fell 19.32 points to 14,514.74 during the trading week. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index rose 22.08…
Commentary: Silver in deficit, but prices low
Investors would be forgiven for not knowing it, but despite its relatively low price, the physical silver market is in a deficit.
Garibaldi hits silver and gold in Mexico, hunts copper in BC
VANCOUVER — Ten years of developing and permitting new technology, staking ground, flying surveys, mapping, sampling, and finally, identifying drill targets, is paying off for Garibaldi Resources (TSXV: GGI; US-OTC: GGIFF): it has hit a…
B2Gold shows operational savvy in Q1
First-quarter results for B2Gold (TSX: BTO; NYSE-MKT: BTG) are in, and they show a company that is establishing itself as a bonafide mid-tier gold producer.
Duluth sees nickel upside at Twin Metals
VANCOUVER — It’s been a long road for junior Duluth Metals (TSX: DM; US-OTC: DULMF) on the northern edge of Minnesota’s prolific Iron Range, but it looks like development at the company’s Twin Metals joint venture…
Latin American Minerals dreams big in Paraguay
One of South America’s most isolated countries — ruled by a series of authoritarian governments for most of the twentieth century — has seen virtually no modern mineral exploration.