TSX slips as gold stumbles, July 23-27
Canada’s benchmark index fell 0.25% to 16,393.95. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index rose 0.98% to 72.68, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 3.58% to 182.08. The gold price fell…
Europe
Dow Jones down, S&P 500 up, July 9-13
Rising discord between the U.S. and its major trading partners Canada, Europe and China put pressure on some stocks, while the rising U.S. dollar put pressure on gold. The Dow…
Firesteel nears production at Laiva in Finland
Firesteel Resources (TSXV: FTR; US-OTC: FIEIF) will start mining its wholly owned, past-producing Laiva gold mine in central Finland this August, just two months after releasing a preliminary economic assessment…
Site visit: Black Iron advances Shymanivske premium iron ore project in Ukraine
KRYVYI RIH, UKRAINE — Political turmoil in mining countries may come and go, but great deposits endure, waiting for better days to be developed. That’s an old mining maxim Black…
The Northern Miner Podcast – Miner Moment #10: Mining in Ukraine – Misconceptions and new opportunities ft Matt Simpson
Recorded live in Kyiv, Ukraine, Miner Moment #10 features an interview with Black Iron CEO Matt Simpson, talking about the current geopolitical scene in Ukraine and the new mineral development opportunities…
Nevsun rejects $1.5B Euro Sun, Lundin Mining proposal
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) is rejecting an unsolicited proposal by Euro Sun Mining (TSX: ESM) and Lundin Mining (TSX: LUN) that it says lacks adequate value and has…
Connemara completes maiden zinc resource in Ireland
The Republic of Ireland is one of the largest zinc producers in Europe and its base metal deposits have drawn some of the biggest names in the mining business —…
Nevsun completes prefeasibility at Timok
Nevsun Resources (TSX: NSU; NYSE-AM: NSU) has a busy year ahead. In early April, the mid-tier base metals company released a prefeasibility study for the Cukaru Peki Upper Zone, part…
US markets fall, March 19-23
Gold rose 2.5% to close at US$1,346.8 during a poor week for U.S. markets. The Philadelphia Gold and Silver Index rose 3.5% to 81.5, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell…
Group Eleven drills for zinc in Ireland
Newly public Group Eleven Resources (TSXV: ZNG) has started drilling its 60%-owned Ballinalack zinc property, 50 km west of Boliden’s (STO: BOL; US-OTC: BDNNF) Navan zinc mine in the Republic…
Finland takes top spot for investment attractiveness: Fraser Institute
The following is an edited release by the Fraser Institute on the publication of its 2017 Annual Survey of Mining and Exploration Companies by Ashley Stedman and Kenneth P. Green….
Catherine Raw, Stephen de Jong named ‘Young Mining Professionals of the Year’
The Young Mining Professionals (YMP) — a non-profit group with chapters in Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal and London, U.K. — has given its Mining Professional of the Year awards for 2017…