TSX ends in positive territory, Feb. 18-22: Teck, Torex, Osisko Gold Royalties
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.10% to finish the trading week at 16,013. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index increased 3.40% to 75.49, while the S&P/TSX…
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US markets post slight gain, Feb. 18-22: Newmont, Rio Tinto
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.57% to 26,031.81, while the S&P 500 Index increased 0.62% to 2,792.67. Spot gold finished the week at US$1,337.80…
Commentary: Four traps in US mining law for the unwary Canadian miner
Acquiring unpatented mining claims on federal “public lands” in the United States is considerably different than acquiring tenures under the mining law in Canada or…
Bristow seeks to build the world’s most valuable gold company
In a one hour and forty-five minute conference call on Feb. 13, barely seven weeks after the merger of Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: GOLD)…
Golden Star boosts Father Brown inferred resource 93%
Golden Star Resources (TSX: GSC; NYSE: GSS) has boosted the inferred resource at its Father Brown gold project in Ghana 93% to 2.3 million tonnes…
Harte Gold completes resource update for Sugar
Harte Gold’s (TSX: HRT; US-OTC: HRTFF) Sugar Zone gold mine in northern Ontario reached commercial production on Jan. 1, and permitting is underway to increase…
Commentary: Partnerships with First Nations key to Canada’s mining resurgence
If you are reading this on a cell phone or a computer, you have fueled the demand for the dozens of minerals that go into…
Black Iron, Glencore discuss offtake for Shymanivske in Ukraine
Black Iron (TSX: BKI; US-OTC: BKIRF) and Glencore (LON: GLEN) are in talks to finance construction of the junior’s Shymanivske iron ore project in Ukraine,…
Barsele updates resource on Agnico JV in Sweden
Barsele Minerals (TSXV: BME; US-OTC: BRSLF) has tabled an updated resource estimate for its Barsele gold project in northern Sweden totaling 5.5 million indicated tonnes…
Teranga Gold completes initial resource on Golden Hill
After 18 months of drilling at its Golden Hill exploration project in southwestern Burkina Faso, Teranga Gold (TSX: TGZ; US-OTC: TGCDF) has completed a maiden…
Katanga Q4 loss on suspended cobalt sales, higher costs
Katanga Mining (TSX: KAT; US-OTC: KATFF) lost $116 million in 2018’s fourth quarter to end the year with $13.4 million in gross profit, a result…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #20: Is Barrick still Canadian and does it matter? Ft Lassonde, Bristow
This mini-podcast features a clash of visions between Franco-Nevada chairman Pierre Lassonde and new Barrick Gold president and CEO Mark Bristow on the value of…