Site Visit: Persistence pays off for INV Metals at Loma Larga
CUENCA, ECUADOR — Richard Spencer likes to think that there is a fine line between tenacity and stupidity in the exploration business.
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SilverCrest Metals aims to repeat success in Mexico
VANCOUVER — The ink has now dried on a $154-million agreement that has seen First Majestic Silver (TSX: FR; NYSE: AG) snap up and merge with SilverCrest Mines and its Santa Elena silver-gold operation in Sonora, Mexico, but president and…
Major miners fuel a rising demand for streaming deals
VANCOUVER — As traditional forms of equity and debt finance become harder to obtain for mining companies, there’s been a rise in stream agreements, which offer miners access to cash for a percent of future by-product metal…
TSX dips, Nov. 27-Dec.3
Canada’s main stock index closed lower, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index slipping 0.8% to 13,324.67. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index fell 2.4% to 348.96. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index, however, gained…
Kinross’s scaled-down expansion plan at Tasiast
Kinross Gold (TSX: K; NYSE: KGC) is working on a two-phase, alternative expansion plan at its Tasiast gold mine in Mauritania to turn the asset into a profitable operation.
Timmins Gold to close San Francisco mine next year
Timmins Gold (TSX: TMM; NYSE-MKT: TGD) is now planning to suspend mining in mid-2016 at its only operating asset — the San Francisco heap-leach gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state — moving up the date from 2022 in response to…
US stocks inch up, Oct. 30-Nov. 5
U.S. equities stayed in positive territory, as investors waited for the monthly jobs report and possible reasons for the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates in December. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 107.63 points, or 0.6%, to…
Barrick, Agnico Eagle rise to the occasion
A slew of mining companies have recently rolled out their third-quarter financials, including Toronto-based gold miners Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) and Agnico Eagle Mines (TSX: AEM; NYSE: AEM). Both firms published better than expected…
TSX edges lower, Oct. 23-29
The S&P/TSX Composite Index finished in negative territory, losing 0.6% to end at 13,791.88 points. The S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals & Mining Index dropped 10.6% to 411.68. The S&P/TSX Global Gold Index retreated 1.8% to…
US equities rise, Oct.19-22
U.S. stocks climbed on the back of strong housing figures for September; better-than-expected earnings from major companies like eBay, Microsoft and Amazon; and signs that the European Central Bank would consider more stimulus measures to boost…
Site Visit: Cupric’s ‘paradigm changer’ in the Kalahari
MAUN, BOTSWANA — When an all-star mining team with an ample exploration budget arrives in a supportive, mineral-rich jurisdiction, exciting transformations are bound to happen. Cupric Canyon Capital’s Khoemacau copper-silver…
Silver Institute: Coin demand forces five major mints to restrict supply
The following is an edited summary report from the Washington D.C.-based Silver Institute. For more information please visit www.silverinstitute.org.