Premier an up-and-comer in the royalty space
Investors holding paper in most gold producers and explorers have been disappointed recently, but it’s been a different story for investors in gold royalty companies.
Volume 99 Number 6 Mar 25 - 31, 2013
Delving deeper into Colombia’s mining issues
Colombia is one of the world’s most enigmatic mining jurisdictions. There is no denying that the country’s lost “cocaine” years have left behind lots of unrivalled, prospective ground that is ripe for modern exploration….
The secret to making money in junior resource stocks
Many investors think junior exploration companies are high-risk investments that are fraught with challenges, with little chance of success. While it is true that the odds are against a company finding a mine (less than one in 10,000, by some…
Toronto Stock Exchange, March 11 – 15
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was down nearly 6 points to end the week at 12,830.03 points, thanks to a 1%, or 134-point decline, on March 13.
TSX Venture Exchange, March 11 – 15
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index had an uneventful week, falling just 0.7 of a point, or 0.06%, before closing at 1,117.15. The index gained ground later in the week on the back of rising commodity prices and a strong jobs report in the…
U.S. Markets, March 11 – 15
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended a 10-day winning streak, but eked out a 0.81% gain to close at 14,514.11, while the S&P 500 Index climbed 0.61% to finish at 1,560.70. Data showing growth in U.S. manufacturing and retail sales was…
Metals, mining and money markets
Spot pricesCourtesy of ScotiabankTuesday, March 19, 2013Precious MetalsPrice…
A better year ahead for iron ore, commodities: CRU’s Newman
Phil Newman, CEO of metals consultants CRU Strategies in London, kicked off the “commodities and market outlook” technical session that launched the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada convention with a relatively…
Gold delay worries Barrick investors
Gold from Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently baptized Pueblo Viejo mine is being held up by customs in the Dominican Republic, but it appears a resolution is at hand.
TrueGold makes a good first impression
Riverstone Resources’ name change seems to be doing the trick.
Theories of devolution in NWT
The transfer of power from the federal government to the Northwest Territories government has been going on in stages for decades as the territory’s population and economic base has steadily grown and matured. With Yellowknife established…
Getting a social licence: not easy, but necessary
When more than 30,000 miners, investors and mining executives gathered at the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) convention in Toronto earlier this month, there was lots of talk about the tough time they now have in…