Facts ‘n’ figures: The socio-economic benefits of gold mining
The following is an edited summary from the World Gold Council’s report The Social and Economic Impacts of Gold Mining. To see the full report please visit www.gold.org.
2015
Letter to the editor: Women in mining a complex issue
Lesley Stokes’ commentary last week entitled “Gratitude for women pioneers” is a thoughtful insight and response to the letter published a week earlier, “Daughters: Avoid geology or mining as a career.”
US equities rise, June 15-19
U.S. stocks eked out gains, despite concerns about whether Greece would reach a deal with its lenders to avoid a default. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 0.6% to 18,014.28, while the S&P 500 Index added 0.7% to 2,109.99. The Nasdaq…
MDRU sheds light on gold in the Yukon
VANCOUVER — When Underworld Resources, now Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC), found the White Gold deposit in 2008 — a gold-only system near the prolific Klondike placer gold fields, 95 km south of Dawson City — it swept the…
TSX Venture closes flat, June 15-19
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index gained slightly during the trading period, as it jumped 1.75 points before finishing at 683.89 points. Gold futures closed in the green, while base metal and energy markets failed to generate much…
Uranium Energy drops on ‘unfounded allegations’
Uranium Energy (NYSE-MKT: UEC) shares have plunged more than 30% since a negative blog post about the company triggered an investigation by two New York-based law firms of the Texas-based firm, leaving at least one analyst baffled.
Short Position Report
TSX Short Positions Short positions outstanding at June 15/15 (with changes from May…
Facts ‘n’ Figures: Mine finance off to ‘poor start’ in 2015, SNL finds
SNL Metals & Mining has carried out some valuable number crunching on mine financing by regions from 2013 through the first quarter of 2015 that shows miners are off to a “poor start” in 2015, though Canadian companies and projects are…
Letter to the editor: Backbone to speak up
To the author of last week’s Letter to the Editor (“Daughters: Avoid mining or geology as a career”), I offer my congratulations. Someone has finally the backbone to speak up. I support your thinking. If I had any children, I…
Commentary: Gratitude for women pioneers
Sometimes when I practice gratitude in my life, I think back to when I was a little girl and imagine telling this little girl of all the incredible adventures that lay ahead.
Editorial: Cockpit capers in Jamaica
A mining scandal touching the highest levels of government has erupted over the past couple of months in Jamaica, traditionally one of the world’s great centres for bauxite mining, with companies such as Alcan, Kaiser and Alpart active in…
TSX Venture stumbles, June 8-12
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index fell for a second week during the trading period despite a slight uptick in commodity futures, as it lost 1.1%, or 7.71 points, before closing at 682.14 points.