Two months ago, Ian Ball, the president of Abitibi Royalties (TSXV: RZZ; US-OTC: ATBYF), called up the CEO of a junior exploration company, who had staked ground with interesting mineralization, 1.6 km away from Barrick Gold’s Cortez gold…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index edged up 1%, or 6 points, en route to a 670.60-point close. Gold, copper and energy futures benefitted from weakness in the U.S. dollar, while Statistics Canada reported that the inflation rate held…
When McEwen Mining (TSX: MUX; NYSE-MUX) announced in May that its president Ian Ball was resigning after nine years with the company, the news caught many people in Toronto’s tightly knit mining circles by surprise.
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite lost ground during the shortened trading sessions, dropping 3.16 points en route to a 997.47-point close. Investors seemed to favour safe-haven instruments like gold and government bonds. Statistics Canada…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index bounced back during the week, rising 3.46 points, to close at 987.45. Investor sentiment improved after the U.S. Labor Department said the economy created 217,000 jobs in May. Meanwhile, the European…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index managed a 1.5% — or 14.82-point gain — during the trading sessions before closing at a four-week high of 1,013.59 points. Gains were underpinned by rising precious and base-metal prices…
Not everyone is sitting on the piles of cash that Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM), Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) are contemplating spending to acquire Osisko Mining’s (TSX: OSK; US-OTC: OSKFF)…
Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM) bid for Osisko Mining (TSX: OSK) looks just a bit better today than it did yesterday.
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index closed out another week with relatively little overall movement during the March 4-8 period, falling just 0.2% or 2.24 points before trading settled at 1,117.85 points. Despite…
Vancouver – The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index climbed 35.31 points in the January 16 to 20 trading period to end at 1,571.34 points after four days of gains and one day of losses. Volume would have averaged almost 100 million shares…
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