Toronto Stock Exchange, Sept. 23-27
Positive economic data out of China firmed up commodity prices and took the resource-heavy S&P/TSX Composite Index higher. The Index was up 33 points for the period, finishing at 12,844 points.
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Ascot rises on renewed drill program at Premier
VANCOUVER – Two revamped option agreements have enabled Ascot Resources (TSXV: AOT) to go from being a cash-strapped company unable to explore of its projects to a well-funded junior with three drills pulling promising intercepts from its…
Ian Ball takes the reins at McEwen Mining
Outside the tech industry, there aren’t too many sectors of the economy where you can find 31-year-old presidents of major companies, and certainly not in the field of mining, where the demographics in management are often skewed in the…
Toronto Stock Exchange, Sept. 16-20
The U.S. Federal Reserve’s surprise announcement to maintain its stimulus program helped lift Toronto markets during the trading week.
Mexico’s mining tax causes concern
A proposed 7.5% mining tax on companies in Mexico and as much as 8% on those extracting precious metals is creating uncertainty in the industry about investing in a country that until now has been thought of as one of the world’s most…
U.S. markets, Sept. 16-20
The major U.S. indexes rose for the third week in a row — lifted by the U.S. Federal Reserve’s surprise decision on Sept. 18 to delay tapering its massive stimulus program. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 0.50% to…
Rodinia Lithium gives up costly Nevada claims
When the Nevada office of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management raised its annual mining claim fees last year by 700%, from US$140 per claim to US$1,120 — at a time capital markets were even more challenging for miners — juniors like…
EMED says Rio Tinto is on track as CEO resigns
EMED Mining (TSX: EMD; LSE: EMED), which has been working for several years to satisfy the requirements of the Spanish government so that it can revive the past-producing Rio Tinto copper mine in Andalucia, says it expects to receive all…
Editorial: Lack of QE tapering backstops gold price
Mid-September has been a busy time for the gold market.
Commentary: Ned Goodman and the ‘Botox Economy,’ pt. 2
Ned Goodman, president and CEO of Dundee Corp., spoke about the perils of quantitative easing at the Toronto Resource Investment Conference on Sept. 12. He made the following remarks, as recorded by The Northern Miner, with part one having…
Donner on life-support after losing Bracemac-McLeod
Despite a valiant attempt to raise capital, Donner Metals (TSXV: DON; US-OTC: DONFF) defaulted on a payment owed to Glencore Xstrata (LSE: GLEN) and as a result handed over its 35% interest in the Bracemac-McLeod mine…
Torex tallies Media Luna resource in Guerrero
It’s been a busy few months in Mexico for Torex Gold Resources (TSX: TXG), which is advancing two projects on its Morelos property, a 290 sq. km landholding in Guerrero state.