US markets rise, July 18–22
U.S. equities continued higher, helped by encouraging U.S. economic data and better-than-expected corporate earnings. The S&P 500 Index rose 0.6% to a 2,175.03 high. The…
South America
Lupaka’s Invicta to hit commercial production in November
Lupaka Gold (TSXV: LPK) says a recent US$6.1-million gold purchase agreement with New York-based Pandion Mine Finance will get the construction of its Invicta polymetallic…
Colombian Mines’ Nevada acquisition sends shares soaring
Robert Carrington has spent a good part of his career in Nevada and has helped find a number of deposits that became producing mines, including…
TSX rises, July 11-15
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 1.6% to 14,482.42, despite lower gold and oil prices. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index fell 3.2% to 266.68, as the…
Golden Arrow options Antofalla in Argentina’s Catamarca province
Golden Arrow Resources (TSXV: GRG; US-OTC: GARWF) is best known for its Chinchillas silver-lead-zinc project in Argentina’s Jujuy province, but the prospect generator also has…
Site visit: Largo is ‘all smiles’ in Brazil
MARACAS, BRAZIL — About an hour’s drive from Maracas — the city of flowers — is the first producing vanadium mine in Brazil’s northeastern state…
TSX gains despite poor jobs data, July 4–8
Toronto equities soared during the first week of July, despite the Canadian economy unexpectedly losing 700 jobs in June. However, the number of people seeking…
Wall Street tumbles on Brexit, June 20–24
U.S. equities sank after Britain’s surprise decision to leave the European Union. The main U.S. indices all lost more than 3% on June 24, erasing…
Goldsource hits commercial production
Goldsource Mines (TSXV:GXS) has reached commercial production at its Eagle Mountain gold mine in Guyana, with the junior now optimizing the small-scale operation to break…
TSX Venture posts strong gains, June 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index jumped 3.2%, or 21.87 points, to a 715.59-point close, as gold prices climb towards four-week highs. Spot gold gained 2.4%,…
Fortuna scooping up Goldrock for US$101M
VANCOUVER — Fortuna Silver Mines (TSX: FVI; NYSE: FSM) has been on the lookout for an acquisition in the Americas, and it found a fit in…
MDN sees future in niobium, acquires Argor
Two of the bigger mining deals in recent memory have a common denominator that might surprise a few people. Was it gold or copper? Neither….