Facts ‘n’ figures: ICSG says copper production declining
World mine production has declined 3% in the first five months of 2017, with concentrate production declining 2.5% and solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) declining 4.5%. The…
Volume 103 Number 19 September 18 – October 1, 2017
Great Bear strikes gold at Dixie Lake
Great Bear Resources (TSXV: GBR) is off to a strong start at its Dixie Lake gold project in western Ontario’s 28 million oz. gold Red…
Ontario Snapshot: Six juniors advancing gold, copper and lithium projects
Ontario’s long and prosperous mining history has allowed more than a few juniors to hit the filing cabinets to dust off old mining projects and…
Editorial: Gold, copper reach new highs
The sustained strength in most precious and base metals this year reached breakout levels in September, as a weakening U.S. dollar and renewed optimism over…
TSX slips, Sept. 5-8
The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 206.28 points to 14,985.32, as the Canadian dollar surged from US71¢ to US81.54¢ on news of an interest rate hike…
TSX Venture follows commodities lower, Sept. 5-8
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 6.46 points to a 771.99-point close on declining commodity prices. Spot gold prices fell US$21.36 to US$1,345.59 per oz.,…
Hurricane Irma cools US markets, Sept. 5-8
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.9% to 21,797.8 points and the S&P 500 Index dropped 0.6% to 2,461.43 points, as investors braced for Hurricane…
Alamos bids US$770M for Richmont Mines
VANCOUVER — Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) is set to expand its Canadian production footprint via a US$770-million, all-share deal for Richmont Mines (TSX: RIC;…
Eldorado threatens to suspend investments in Greece
Eldorado Gold (TSX: ELD; NYSE: EGO) will suspend all investment at its operating mines, development projects and exploration assets in Greece due to chronic delays…
New Gold reports ‘significant progress’ at Rainy River
VANCOUVER — New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) hopes developmental challenges are in the rearview mirror at its Rainy River gold project in northwestern Ontario. The…
Harte Gold finds new anomalies on Sugar property in Ontario
Harte Gold (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) has identified five new anomalies within 15 km to the east and west of its Sugar deposit in northern…
North American Palladium posts $8M profit in turnaround quarter
VANCOUVER — North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF) has marked its first profitable quarter since mid-2015, thanks to surging palladium prices and increased production…