Abitibi Royalties is on a roll
Shares of Abitibi Royalties (TSXV: RZZ) are up 168% since April 2016 — surpassing the Philadelphia Gold & Silver Index, which in Canadian dollars was up 90% in 2016. The…
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PDAC 2017: What’s wrong with hedging?
Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) pioneered gold hedging more than two decades ago, but the company endured sharp criticism when the strategy became a liability, and management eventually closed…
US markets slide, March 6-10
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at 20,902.98, down 0.5%, while the S&P 500 Index fell 0.4% to 2,372.60. The U.S. Department of Commerce announced on March 7 that the…
Everton kicks off drill program in the DR
Two of the three concessions Everton Resources (TSXV: EVR) has in the Dominican Republic are next to the huge Pueblo Viejo open-pit gold mine, jointly owned by Barrick Gold (TSX:…
Prefontaine hopes to duplicate La India success at Cerro Quema
As president and CEO of Grayd Resource, geologist Marc Prefontaine and his team discovered the La India gold deposit, 200 km east of Hermosillo in Sonora, Mexico, selling it to…
From teen prospector to PDAC president
Glenn Mullan, president and CEO of Golden Valley Mines (TSXV: GZZ) and chairman of Abitibi Royalties (TSXV: RZZ), has spent the last 40 years working in the mining industry. He…
Site visit: Rambler on track to meet targets at Ming by mid-year
DEER LAKE, NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR — “Zero degrees and no wind, not bad for the middle of January,” Norman Williams, president and CEO of Rambler Metals and Mining (TSXV: RAB;…
OceanaGold hits headwinds in the Philippines
If anyone needed a reminder of the importance of diversifying risk, they need look no further than OceanaGold’s (TSX: OGC) news flow over the last two months. At the end…
Pretium raises Brucejack’s capital costs, accelerates commissioning
Pretium Resources (TSX: PVG; NYSE: PVG) has upped the estimate of the amount of money it will need to finish building its Brucejack mine in northwestern British Columbia. Capital costs…
Can Rubicon’s Phoenix rise from the ashes?
The demise of Rubicon Minerals’ (TSX: RMX; US-OTC: RBYCD) Phoenix gold mine in Ontario’s Red Lake camp stunned the industry. Trial mining of the project’s F2 gold deposit was called…
US markets hit record highs, Feb. 6-10
U.S. markets touched record highs on continued uncertainty about U.S. President Donald J. Trump’s controversial polices, including a travel ban on seven predominantly Muslim countries that is being challenged in…
TSX posts strong gains, Feb. 6-10
Higher commodity prices, a positive jobs report and a second monthly trade surplus in December combined to power Canada’s main stock index to 15,729.12, up 1.6%, and surpassing the S&P/TSX…