New Gold nears decision day at Rainy River
VANCOUVER — It’s been a busy six months for producer New Gold (TSE: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD), with a pair of economic studies providing some insight on where the company may develop its next gold mine.
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Cameco rises on uranium optimism
Saskatoon-based Cameco (TSX:CCO; NYSE:CCJ), like many uranium miners, is enjoying renewed predictions of higher uranium prices and growing demand.
U3O8 eyes JV with Chubut gov’t at Laguna Salada
VANCOUVER — There are a myriad of issues that can raise trip up mine developers in Argentina, but it looks like Toronto-based U3O8 Corp.’s (TSX: UWE; US-OTC: UWEFF) Laguna Salada uranium–vanadium project in Chubut province…
Kombat Copper hopes to restart copper mine in Namibia
Bill Nielsen appreciates just how lucky he was to discover a large, high-grade volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposit in the middle of the Eritrean desert, 150 km west of the country’s capital of Asmara.
Toronto Stock Exchange, Jan. 20-24
Disappointing manufacturing data in China, battered currencies in many emerging markets and renewed anxiety over the U.S. Federal Reserve’s plan to taper its bond purchases slammed many North American equities. The S&P/TSX Composite…
TSX Venture Exchange, Jan. 20-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index took a breather during the trading sessions following a month-long run that saw it close near a three-year high last week. The Venture dropped 9.03 points during the trading period en route to a…
Endeavour Silver hits all the right notes in 2013
VANCOUVER — An impressive fourth quarter capped off a strong year for mid-tier producer Endeavour Silver (TSX: EDR; NYSE: EXK) at its trio of Mexican silver mines. The company announced on Jan. 9 that its fourth-quarter production…
Milestones ahead for Kennady Diamonds in NWT
Kennady Diamonds (TSXV: KDI; US-OTC: KDIAF) — whose share price soared 277% to $5.24 per share in 2013 — is among 16 junior companies Haywood Securities believes offer short-term investment opportunity with strong management teams,…
Forum Uranium hopes 2014 will be a breakout year
For a pint-sized explorer and developer with a market capitalization of $11 million and $4 million in cash, Forum Uranium (TSXV: FDC; TSX: FDCFF) has grand plans for its projects in Saskatchewan and Nunavut. But then the company also has some…
US markets, Jan. 20-24
Investors soured on U.S. equities over the holiday-shortened period, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 580 points to 15,879.11, the S&P 500 Index lost 51 points to 1,790.29 and the Nasdaq Composite Index was off 94 points to 4,128.17.
Editorial: Falling loonie resets expectations
The free fall of the Canadian dollar, which has only accelerated in 2014, undoubtedly has the CFOs of Canada’s mining companies breaking out the spreadsheets and tallying up the pluses and minuses of the new, low-loonie environment.
Premier Clark opens Roundup, extends flow-through tax credit
VANCOUVER — With thick fog blanketing Vancouver, B.C. Premier Christy Clark kicked off the city’s biggest mining conference of the year — Mineral Exploration Roundup 2014 — with a speech that included a commitment to…