The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index curbed its decline despite tepid economic data from China, and concern over U.S. government spending cuts. The index dropped 11 points, or roughly 1%, en route to close at 1,133.36.
Equities were the destination for large capital flows south of the border, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 253 points to 14,253.77 points, the S&P 500 Index up 24 points to 1,539.79 and the Nasdaq Composite Index up 44 points to…
VANCOUVER — The mining sector has seen more than its fair share of writedowns of late.
It has taken eight years, but Paramount Gold and Silver (PZG-T, PZG-X) CEO Christopher Crupi says the company’s San Miguel project in northern Mexico, about 300 km southeast of Hermosillo, has been well worth the wait.
First the good news: Thompson Creek Metals (TCM-T, TC-N) says it has enough cash to finish building its recently acquired Mount Milligan copper-gold mine project near Prince George, B.C., and that the project remains on target for start-up in…
Three important bits of information came out of SilverCrest Mines’ (SVL-V, SVLC-X) latest drill results from its Santa Elena project in Mexico.
VANCOUVER — It is full steam ahead for Vancouver-based explorer Kaminak Gold (KAM-V) at its wholly owned Coffee gold project in the Yukon’s White Gold district. Fresh off its maiden resource, which cemented Coffee’s…
VANCOUVER — Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T, AZK-X) started talking about a business combination in 2006, but couldn’t agree on the terms. However, they liked each other enough that they maintained contact, waiting…
The iconic symbol of mining in the Maritime provinces, the Brunswick zinc-lead mine in northern New Brunswick’s Bathurst camp, is ceasing mining operations this month after 48 years and four different owners.
Sherritt International (S-T) has shouldered such industry-wide hardships as lower commodity prices and higher costs, but the company is signalling its bullishness for the future by increasing its dividend, despite reporting a…
Imagine this: a small mining company in Denver hires a consultant in a small African country to buy mining rights to a promising gold acreage. The company feels lucky to have hired the consultant because he is well known and connected in the…
Finland has taken the heavyweight title as the world’s best mining jurisdiction, fending off last year’s winner, New Brunswick, which slipped to fourth behind Sweden and Alberta, the Fraser Institute reports in its annual mining…
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