TSX Venture falls, Nov. 26-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell 2% to 589.52. It has been on a slow but steady decline since the start of 2018. Shares of SilverCrest Metals rose 28¢ to…
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Superior Gold drills Hermes South in Australia
Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI; US-OTC: SUPGF) recently announced results from a phase two reverse circulation drill program at its Hermes South gold project in Western Australia. The company is trying…
Maverix Metals raises guidance for 2018
Precious metals streaming and royalty company Maverix Metals (TSXV: MMX) forecasts it will exceed its previously announced guidance for the year of 18,000 to 19,000 gold-equivalent ounces. In the third…
Lithoquest Diamonds heads to Australia
Any new diamond exploration venture that gets off the ground these days is a notable one. Indeed, Bruce Counts, the CEO of Lithoquest Diamonds (TSXV: LDI), was involved with private…
Superior Gold drills toward resource update at Plutonic mine
Superior Gold (TSXV: SGI; US-OTC: SUPGF) has announced results for 9,700 metres drilled across 51 holes aimed at expanding the reserves and resources at the Indian zone on its 100%-owned…
OceanaGold drills high-grade gold at Martha
OceanaGold (TSX: OGC; ASX: OGC) has announced new high grade gold intersections from its Martha gold project at its Waihi gold mine in New Zealand. The company will include the…
Canada’s benchmark index posts small gain, Oct. 15-19
Despite a strong U.S. dollar, the price of gold increased for the third consecutive week, finishing at US$1,226.50 per ounce, up 0.74%, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 1.85%…
TSX Venture inches lower, Oct. 1-5
Shares of Aurania Resources rose 53¢ to $2.76. The company recently found the first significant instances of copper mineralization at its Lost Cities–Cutucu project in Ecuador. Two regional exploration teams…
Precious Metals Summit 2018: Portfolio managers share top picks
At the 2018 Precious Metals Summit in Beaver Creek, Colo., The Northern Miner caught up with three portfolio managers to discuss the gold and silver companies that made an impression…
Book excerpt: Placer Development and Amelia Earhart’s final flight
The following is an extract from the newly published coffee table book A History: Placer Development Limited and Placer Dome Inc. compiled by Nean Allman and Justin Baulch, and available…
TSX posts solid gains, Sept. 17-21
Canada’s benchmark index rose 1.31% to 16,224.13 during an improved trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 5.4% to 66.73 and the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index rose 2.7% to…
Lithoquest drills kimberlite at North Kimberley in WA
Lithoquest Diamonds (TSXV: LDI; US-OTC: CWVWF) hit undiscovered kimberlite mid-year with the first hole at the company’s 1804 target on its North Kimberley diamond project in Western Australia. It was…