Mixed fortunes for the American indexes during Apr. 3-6 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 211.1 points or 0.6% to 33,485.29 and the S&P 500 fell 4.29 points or 0.1% over the week to 44,105.02. Franco-Nevada was the top…
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Standard Lithium claims North America’s ‘highest grade brine’ in east Texas
Standard Lithium (TSXV: SLI; NYSE-AM: SLI) announced Tuesday the discovery of a significant lithium brine resource from the sampling of a newly drilled well during its resource expansion work in…
TSXV registers a gain during Mar. 20-24 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index increased 6.8 points or 1.1% over the Mar. 20-24 trading session, ending at 611.88. The week’s top value gainer was Houston, Texas-based Itafos, which closed…
US indices inch higher during Mar. 20-24 trading week
The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 604.76 points or 1.89% and the S&P 500 closed 72.15 points or 1.6% higher at 3,979.15 over the Mar. 20-24 trading week. Mexico and…
High-tech capital takes a bet on mining innovators
In its quest for bonanza returns, high-tech capital is willing to take a bet on mining, an industry not noted for producing steady returns and challenged by its comparatively small…
Silicon Valley Bank failure knocked NYSE lower last week
Stocks fell Mar. 6-10 as investors shifted from concerns over inflation to the outlook for the economy after regulators shut California-based Silicon Valley Bank following losses that prevented it from…
TSXV retreats during March 6-10 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 31.49 points or 4.9% over the Mar. 6-10 trading session, ending at 611.49. Artemis Gold was the week’s top value gainer, adding 48¢…
TSX markets nosedive during Mar. 6-10 trading week
Over the Mar. 6-10 trading period, the S&P/TSX Composite Index fell a substantial 806.66 points or 3.9%, to 19,774.92. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index lost 8.65 points or 7.5% to…
The View from England: PDAC is over — time for would-be investors to reflect
The middle of March is a depressing time in the calendar, and not just because it means the annual PDAC conference is over. Ever since William Shakespeare wrote Julius Caesar…
After a dismal 2022, financing ‘wheels are turning again’
The numbers are in for mine financings in 2022, and they are disappointing, if not surprising. According to just-released figures from the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, global financing…
TSXV closes lower during Feb 21-24 trading week
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index retreated by 10.92 points or 1.7% over the holiday-shortened Feb 21-24 trading session, ending at 616.86. The week’s top value gainer was Sigma Lithium which…
TNM Drill Down: New Pacific Metals reports top gold hit during Feb. 17-24
Our TNM Drill Down features highlights of the top gold assays of the past week. Drill holes are ranked by gold grade x width, as identified by our sister company Mining…