Copper


US stocks slip, Dec. 11-17

U.S. equities closed lower, despite receiving a boost after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5% to 17,495.84, while the S&P 500 Index lost 0.5% to close at 2,041.89. The Nasdaq dipped 0.8%…



Coeur Mining bought the Wharf gold mine (shown) in South Dakota from Goldcorp in early 2015 for US$105 million. Credit: Coeur Mining

A sobering look at gold M&A since 2010

Raymond James analyst Phil Russo has reviewed 67 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the gold space since 2010 to determine how many are viable producing, developing and streaming deals. He has found that 40% of transactions would not recoup…



NGEx Resources' Filo del Sol silver-copper-gold exploration project in western Argentina's San Juan province, 140 km southeast of the city of Copiapo, Chile.Credit:  NGEx Resources

Blue sky for NGEx at Filo del Sol

NGEx Resources (TSX: NGQ; US-OTC: NGQRF) has bulked up the resource at its Filo del Sol silver-copper-gold deposit, located in Argentina’s San Juan province, and is taking a step back to evaluate how to expand the epithermal system’s…



Trevali Mining's Caribou zinc-lead-silver mine in New Brunswick, which is approaching commercial production. Photo by Salma Tarikh.

Scotiabank’s Pat Mohr on metal prices, China demand

Extremely challenging market conditions will persist for some time, but the resource sector can look forward to supply-side tightness in the medium-term, along with better metal prices, Pat Mohr, a vice-president and economics and commodity…


TSX dips, Nov. 27-Dec.3

Canada’s main stock index closed lower, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index slipping 0.8% to 13,324.67. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 2.4% to 348.96. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index, however, gained…


Christien Comeau takes a break from drilling at Trevali Mining's Caribou zinc-lead-silver mine in New Brunswick. Photo by Salma Tarikh.

Site Visit: Trevali nears full production at Caribou

BATHURST, N.B.— Trevali Mining (TSX: TV; US-OTC: TREVF) is nearing commercial production at its past-producing Caribou zinc-lead-silver mine in New Brunswick, ahead of what the company expects will be an uptick in zinc and lead prices,…


TSX slips, Nov. 20-26

Canadian equities ended the trading week in the red. The S&P/TSX Composite Index fell 0.4% to 13,425.19. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index lost 2.2% to finish at 45.12, and the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index…


A truck at Teck Resources' Fording River metallurgical coal mine in southeastern British Columbia. Credit: Teck Resources

Teck cuts jobs, dividend

Diversified miner Teck Resources (TSX: TCK.B; NYSE: TCK) is slashing jobs and lowering its dividend to protect its liquidity amid the commodity price collapse.


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