VANCOUVER — IDM Mining (TSX: IDM; US-OTC: RVRCF) has taken a step toward production at its Red Mountain gold project — located 15 km northeast of Stewart, B.C. — after cleaning up its balance sheet and closing a private…
VANCOUVER — Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) appears on track to achieve a US$3-billion debt reduction target this year after a few key asset sales, a streaming agreement and a commitment to cutting capital spending across the…
Major U.S. indexes tumbled in August after a decent jobs report suggested the Federal Reserve would hike interest rates as soon as next month. The S&P 500 Index fell 1.3% to 2,077.57, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.8% to…
VANCOUVER — Canadian producer New Gold (TSX: NGD; NYSE-MKT: NGD) appears to have filled a funding gap at its Rainy River gold mine under construction 65 km northwest of Fort Frances, Ont., with a US$175-million streaming deal with…
VANCOUVER — Primero Mining (TSX: P; NYSE: PPP) is a favoured mid-tier gold producer amongst analysts, and it isn’t hard to see why after a strong second quarter, marked by competitive operating costs and signs of…
West Texas Intermediate crude finished at US$43.84 per barrel — marking the sixth weekly drop in oil prices — but a bounce in Canadian exports in June injected a sliver of optimism into the prevailing doom and gloom about the…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index dropped 1.2%, or 166 points, to 576.6. Base metals declined across the board after a U.S. employment report showed recovery in the U.S. labour market that could lead to higher interest rates from the U.S….
Short positions outstanding at July 31/15 (with changes from July 15/15).
Expectations that the Fed would raise interest rates in September — along with economic turmoil in Asia and Europe — weighed on U.S. markets over the trading period.
Despite poor economic data and lower oil prices, the S&P/TSX Composite Index rose nearly 2% to finish July at 14,468.44. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index climbed 1.1% to 53.17, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index remains near historic lows despite bouncing back slightly during trading, as it jumped 1.8 points en route to a 594.31-point close. Canada’s gross domestic product dropped 0.2% in May, which brings…
VANCOUVER — Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) is selling a 50% interest in its wholly owned Zaldivar copper mine in northern Chile to Antofagasta (LSE: ANTO; US-OTC: ANFGY) for US$1 billion in cash. The deal will result…
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