VANCOUVER — On April 21, Canadian Minister of Finance Joe Oliver tabled the country’s annual federal budget, wherein the Conservative government achieved a $1.4-billion surplus that fulfills the promise of balanced books made…
VANCOUVER — Producer Yamana Gold (TSX: YRI; NYSE: AUY) is hoping to step up its presence in Canada with a $17.5-million cash and share agreement for explorer Mega Precious Metals (TSXV: MGP) and its 338 sq. km Monument Bay gold-tungsten…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite took a step back during the trading sessions, losing 5.23 points en route to a 697.62-point weekly close. Losses were underpinned by falling commodity futures, as manufacturing in China declined to a 52-week…
The final week of April saw the closing of Noront Resources’ acquisition of Cliffs Natural Resources’ chromite assets in northern Ontario’s Ring of Fire region. The deal saw a last-minute bump-up in the price to US$27.5…
In its first meaningful venture in diamond exploration outside of North America, Peregrine Diamonds (TSX: PGD) expects to drill kimberlite targets in Botswana before year-end, thanks to the wisdom of three exploration geologists whose previous…
Foran Mining (TSXV: FOM; US-OTC: FMCXF) has wrapped up the first round of drilling this year on two deposits near its flagship McIlvenna Bay project in Saskatchewan’s Hanson Lake camp, to see if it could delineate more resources near the…
VANCOUVER — Canada and India heralded a new era of economic cooperation on April 15 when the countries announced a uranium trade agreement wherein Canadian producer Cameco (TSX: CCO; NYSE: CCJ) will fuel growing Indian power needs over…
North American Palladium (TSX: PDL; US-OTC: PALDF) is facing the consequences of a potential loan default, which could transfer 98% of the company and ownership of the Lac des Îles (LDI) palladium mine, near Thunder Bay, Ont., to its…
Canada’s benchmark index fell on renewed concern over Greece’s debt and China’s new trading regulations. The S&P/TSX Composite Index slipped 28 points, or 0.2%, to 15,360.55, while the S&P/TSX Capped Diversified Metals…
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index rallied during the trading sessions, gaining 3.97 points en route to a 702.85-point weekly close. Statistics Canada reported that the consumer price index gained 0.4% last month, after a 0.2% jump in…
The opportunity to acquire the past-producing Snow Lake gold mine and mill in Manitoba from financially strapped QMX Gold (TSXV: QMX) emerged a couple of months ago, Hudbay Minerals (TSX: HBM; NYSE: HBM) has confirmed, but says “there is…
VANCOUVER — Explorer Mega Precious Metals (TSXV: MGP) is sitting on a multi-million ounce gold-tungsten deposit at its Monument Bay project, and it sees a lot more upside across the 338 sq. km property, 340 km southeast of Thompson, Man….
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