TSX Venture retreats, March 20-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 6.99 points to an 803.6-point close, as spot gold prices gained US$14.31, or 1.2%, to US$1,243.57 per oz., and Comex copper prices fell 6¢,…
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TSX dips while gold rises, March 20-24
U.S. President Donald Trump’s failure to repeal and replace Obamacare put downward pressure on global stock markets and drove up the price of safe haven assets like gold. The S&P/TSX…
PDAC 2017: Rick Rule likens prospect generators to ‘partial lottery tickets’
Rick Rule, president and CEO of Sprott U.S. Holdings, shared his top investment ideas and views on exploration in an interview on the sidelines of the recent Prospectors & Developers…
TSX Venture slips, March 6-10
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 19.27 points to an 818.46-point close, as spot gold prices tumbled US$30.17, or 2.4%, to US$1,204.64 per oz., and Comex copper prices fell 10¢,…
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…
TSX slips as oil price sinks, March 6-10
The S&P/TSX Composite Index dipped 0.7% to close at 15,506.68, as oil and gold prices declined. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index dropped 4.7% to 64.46, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold…
Robert Friedland, Lukas Lundin, David Garofalo and Kelvin Dushnisky to be featured speakers at TNM’s Canadian Mining Symposium in London
The Northern Miner in partnership with the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and supported by the High Commission of Canada in the United Kingdom and The Canadian Mining…
Wall Street gains, Feb. 21-24
The S&P 500 Index added 0.69% to close at 2,367.34, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.96% to 20,821.76, both finishing at new highs during the holiday-abbreviated week. The…
TSX Venture eases off, Feb. 21-24
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index shed 7.65 points to an 836.27-point close, while spot gold prices gained US$22.59, or 1.8 %, to US$1,257.19 per oz., and Comex copper prices lost…
TSX slips, Feb. 21-24
The S&P/TSX Composite Index lost ground, retreating 1.9% to 15,533.47, during the holiday-shortened trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index tumbled 5.2% to 67.69, while the S&P/TSX Global Gold Index lost…
Northern Dynasty sinks on short-seller’s report
VANCOUVER — Shares of Northern Dynasty Minerals (TSX: NDM; NYSE-MKT: NAK) have fallen 58% to $1.82 at press time after a short-seller’s report on Feb. 13 that claims the company’s Pebble…
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…