Royal Gold cheers reserve replacement
Vancouver — Royalty companies are as obsessed with reserve replacement as any other mining company, but in the grand scheme of things, they’re at the mercy of the operators of the mines in which they…
Barrick Gold Corporation
Apex Silver develops giant at San Cristobal
Vancouver — Road construction and other infrastructure are progressing at the San Cristobal silver-zinc project in southwestern Bolivia and
TSX rebounds as oil boils
Powered by rising oil prices, Canada’s resource sectors helped the Toronto Stock Exchange rebound by 148.5 points during the March 29-to-April 4 report period; the S&P TSX Composite Index finished…
Gold weighs down TSX
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P TSX Composite Index slipped 15.8 points to end the March 16-21 report period at 9,693.5. The nation’s gold miners led the way lower with an 8.42-point, or 4%, fall…
Protesters disrupt PDAC gala
On the evening of March 9, a grass hut was erected outside the Canadian Room at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto, as part of the Southeast Asian theme of the concluding ceremony of the convent…
TSX takes a breather as gold cools
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P TSX Composite Index pulled back from its recent highs to end the March 9-15 report period 194.03 points lighter at 9,709,27. The gold index drifted 4.38 points sou…
International Royalty IPO raises $180 million
Vancouver — New mineral royalty company
Carpathian Arc key to Europe’s mining renaissance
Vancouver — “Overlooked,” “under-explored,” and “under-estimated” are words often used to describe the Carpathian Arc, a prospective belt of rocks in Eastern Europe that some have likened to the Paci…
Newmont to spend $6m in search of Holloway mill feed
The last thing a miner wants during a gold boom is a starving mill. Yet that’s exactly what
The best story in town: Jubilee Mines
Perth, Western Australia — The rapid growth of Australian nickel production and proving up of new deposits is very much in the hands of junior companies that four years ago were either not born or ju…
Busy Indaba showcases African mining industry
Cape Town, South Africa — The 10th annual Indaba 2005 was a hive of activity with representatives from major and junior companies, government, media and service supply companies exchanging informatio…
Puma prowls on Russian PGE trail (February 14, 2005)
Vancouver — Drilling by