TSX slides as investor faith in commodities is rattled
Investor frustration over the slow pace of the global economic recovery was seen as the culprit in the TSX Composite Index decline of 143 points to 12,392.18 points for the March 26-30 period.
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U.S. stocks on solid ground, Mar. 26-30
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 131.31 points or 1.0% to 13,212.04 during the Mar. 26-30 trading week, while the S&P 500 index edged 11.36 or 0.81% higher to 1,408.47. The Dow and the S&P 500 closed out their best first quarter…
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Claude ups inferred resources by 236%
Claude Resources’ (CRJ-T, CGR-X) shares gained 17% a day after the miner updating its gold reserves and resources on its wholly owned Seabee gold operation in Saskatchewan.
Westridge: On the trail for Mexican gold at Charay
Westridge Resources’ (WST-V) Charay gold-silver property is an easy drive along a modern freeway, lined with sleepy agricultural land, 30 km northeast of Los Mochis here in northwestern Mexico.
Volta, Riverstone striking gold in Burkina Faso
Toronto-based Volta Resources (VTR-T) and Vancouver-based Riverstone Resources (RVS-V) are separately hunting for gold in the landlocked West African country of Burkina Faso.
Junior miners and explorers cashing up
Junior explorers launched substantial financings when the networking-heavy Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention wrapped up in Toronto.
Sandstorm Gold a rising star in commodity-stream financing
Sandstorm Gold (SSL-V) is not an exploration or operational mining outfit. The company is not interested in spending equity capital on surface exploration, drill programs or environmental-impact studies. Instead, Sandstorm took the idea of…
Aurizon dips on financials, seeks growth
Last year was a good year for Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-N), says George Paspalas, the president and chief executive of the company, which has been mining the Casa Berardi gold project in Quebec since 2006.
Editorial: Mali-ce aforethought
Another year, another coup in Africa. This past week it was Mali’s turn to see rebel troops running through the streets of the capital and taking over the presidential palace.
ICSG: China, Russia boost copper use for 2011
The following is a summary of the International Copper Study Group’s (ICSG) preliminary data for 2011 world copper supply and demand. The full report is included in the ICSG’s March 2012 Copper Bulletin, which can be purchased at…