2012

NMC’s take on moly’s future

Molybdenum gets little glory in the metals world. On the production side more than half of it is produced as a by-product of more prominent metals like copper, while on the consumption side it is mostly used as a secondary additive to help make…


Toronto Stock Exchange

The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 231 points to 11,766.36 for the period as investors focused on possible monetary easing and a stabilizing European debt crisis. Optimism had been spurred on by the European Central Bank’s pledge to do…


TSX Venture Exchange

The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index slipped 5.55 points during the period to end at 1,190.64 points after two days of losses outweighed three days of gains. Volume was down considerably, coming in 20 million shares lower than the week…


US markets

The Dow Jones Industrial Average surpassed the 13,000 level for the first time since early May, rallying 253 points to end the week up 2% at 13,075.66. This upward trend was seen in other major indexes during the period. The S&P 500 Index…


The exploration camp at Seabridge Gold's Courageous Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories, 240 km northeast of Yellowknife. Photo by Seabridge Gold

Seabridge stays hopeful at Courageous Lake

A new preliminary feasibility study (PFS) on Seabridge Gold’s (SEA-T, SA-X) Courageous Lake gold project in the Northwest Territories suggests the project is viable at current gold prices, and more work needs to be done to lift its…




Richmont’s lacklustre Q2 results

Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) had a difficult second-quarter, posting a net loss of $30.9 million, or 92¢ per share, which included the previously released $28-million after-tax write-down on its Francoeur mine in Quebec.


UPDATE:Hecla goes hostile on U.S. Silver

In yet another sign that M&A continues to pick up steam Hecla Mining (HL-N) is seeking to derail a merger agreement reached last month between U.S. Silver (USA-T) and RX Gold & Silver (RXEXF-O), and scoop up U.S. Silver for itself in an…


Centerra reveals details of Kumtor state review

VANCOUVER — Centerra Gold (CG-T) continues to release details regarding a parliamentary review of its Kumtor gold operation in Kyrgyzstan. During a second quarter conference call Centerra’s management outlined the structure of the…


GoGold gets going again on the Venture

VANCOUVER — After months of waiting GoGold Resources (GGD-V) has finally wrapped up its acquisition of Absolute Gold Holdings and once again actively trading on the venture.


Reservoir finding gold in Cameroon

Early stage exploration results from Reservoir Minerals (RMC-V) were strong enough to capture investor’s imaginations of a big find in Cameroon.


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