TSX Venture retreats, Oct. 31-Nov. 4
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 13.89 points, or 1.8%, to a 761.98-point close despite strengthening commodity prices. Spot gold prices surged US$29.59 to US$1,305.06 per oz., ahead of the…
Articles by Lesley Stokes
Many riches underlie Canadian Prairies
VANCOUVER — There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to mineral potential in the Canadian Prairie provinces of Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Their unique — and often overlooked…
TSX Venture drops, Oct. 24-28
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 14.76 points, or 1.9%, over the report period to a 775.87-point close despite gains in commodity prices. Spot gold prices rose US$9.01 to US$1,275.47…
TSX Venture rebounds, Oct. 17-21
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index recovered 17.55 points, or 2.3%, to a 790.57-point close, after three weeks of declines. Spot gold prices rose US$15.43 to US$1,266.46 per oz., despite a…
Noront sheds light on Ring of Fire’s untapped potential
VANCOUVER — The greenstone belt that hosts the nickel-copper-platinum group metal (PGM) and chromite deposits in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire camp, 540 km northeast of Thunder Bay, is unique…
Taranis seeks growth at Thor
VANCOUVER — Taranis Resources (TSXV: TRO; US-OTC: TNREF) is blazing a new path at its Thor polymetallic deposit, 8 km northeast of Trout Lake in southeastern B.C., ever since backing…
Noront lobbies for road access to Eagle’s Nest
VANCOUVER — Noront Resources (TSXV: NOT) is encouraged that the Ring of Fire camp in northern Ontario, where the junior has its remote Eagle’s Nest nickel-copper and platinum group metal…
TSX Venture retreats, Oct. 3-7
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 19.43 points to a 780.8-point close over the period, as gold hit a four-month low on the prospect of a U.S. interest rate hike…
Endeavour in a whirlwind of activity at its West African mines
VANCOUVER — It’s been a transformational year for Endeavour Mining (TSX: EDV), ever since La Mancha Holding Sarl — a private investment firm co-controlled by Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris —…
Upside ‘very much alive’ at Kwanika in BC, Serengeti says
VANCOUVER — The latest drill results from Serengeti Resources’ (TSXV: SIR) Kwanika copper-gold project, 250 km east of Smithers, may have triggered a 35% drop in the company’s share price,…
The geology behind Quebec’s world-class metal districts
For more than a few Quebecers, walking amongst some of the earth’s oldest rocks is an everyday occurrence. Almost 90% of the bedrock in the province belongs to the Canadian…
TSX Venture rebounds, Sept. 19-23
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained 11.65 points to close at 810.89 over the trading week, boosted by a strengthening commodity prices. Spot gold prices gained US$27.21 before finishing at…