Site visit: GoldQuest’s Romero at ‘decision point’
SAN JUAN, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC — The road to GoldQuest Mining’s (TSXV: GQC) exploration camp is rough to say the least. But president and CEO Julio Espaillat’s hands are steady on…
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Eight Active Juniors on Canada’s East Coast
Atlantic Canada’s mineral riches have enticed mineral explorers since before Confederation. The following are eight such junior explorers and developers carrying on the tradition. Anaconda Mining Toronto-based Anaconda Mining (TSX:…
Odin Mining to buy Ecuador Gold and Copper
In a friendly all-share deal that knits together assets in southern Ecuador, Odin Mining and Exploration (TSXV: ODN), a junior that counts mining entrepreneur Ross Beaty as its largest shareholder,…
Cameco CEO Gitzel laments ‘toughest market in the last decade’
VANCOUVER — Despite a renaissance in some subsectors of the mining industry — predominantly precious metals — Canadian uranium leader Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) is feeling the pain. The nuclear…
Odds ‘n’ Sods: Sake and rescue
One of the great parts of our business is the places we go and the interesting people we get to meet. In the early ’90s when diamond mania swept through…
Editorial: A fresh look at mining’s CSR success stories
Admittedly, our eyes tend to glaze over at the thought of reading a 74-page report on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in mining, but a newly released one by the Columbia…
Silver Wheaton paying US$800M to raise Salobo gold stream to 75%
Silver Wheaton (TSX: SLW; NYSE: SLW) is offering a subsidiary of Vale (NYSE: VALE) US$800 million to buy another 25% gold stream from the Salobo copper-gold mine in Brazil. Vancouver-based…
The Northern Miner podcast – episode 23: Dog days of summer
Western Editor Matthew Keevil hosts a height-of-summer episode highlighted by a busy earning season. We dig into results from Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX), Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM;…
TSX Venture rises, July 25-29
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index jumped 26.2 points, or 3.4%, to a 796.17-point close, while spot gold prices gained US$28.55, or 2.2%, to US$1,351.28 per oz. gold. Comex copper edged…
TSX stays flat, July 25–29
The S&P/TSX Composite Index stayed relatively flat at 14,582.74. The benchmark index increased 3.7% in July, marking its best month since March. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index…
US equities end lower, July 25-29
U.S. markets ended lower during the last week of July. The Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 0.8% to finish at 18,432.24 and the S&P 500 Index slipped 0.07% to 2,173.60….
Downie’s Premier Gold to buy Mercedes in Mexico for US$140M
Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) has offered to buy Yamana Gold’s (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) Mercedes mine in Mexico’s Sonora state for US$140 million, in a move that…