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TSX Venture continues decline, Dec. 3-7

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index continued to lose ground during the Dec. 3-7 trading sessions, dropping 2.8% or 34.8 points before closing the week at 1,186.06 points. Uncertainty over U.S. economic policy negotiations…


Workers at Western Potash's Milestone Project. Source: Western Potash

Western Potash up on positive Milestone feasibility

Western Potash (WPX-T) gained nearly 7% after publishing a positive feasibility study that showed the proposed Milestone potash solution mine near Regina, Sask., could produce 2.8 million tonnes of potassium chloride (KCl) a year for 40…


Dolly Varden hopes to find the next Eskay Creek

VANCOUVER — The management team at Vancouver-based Dolly Varden Silver (DV-V) had been keeping its eye on an intriguing piece of mining history in northwestern British Columbia’s Stewart complex for quite some time. Both Chairman…


The camp at Quest Rare Minerals' Strange Lake REE project in Quebec. Source: Quest Rare Minerals

Interview with Quest CEO Peter Cashin

Quest Rare Minerals (QRM-T, QRM-X) is advancing its Strange Lake rare earth element deposit in northern Quebec and expects to deliver a prefeasibility study on the project by year-end or early January, followed by a feasibility study in…


Drillers at Tower Resources' JD gold-silver property, 300 km north of Smithers, British Columbia. Source: Tower Resources

BC mining sits under cloud of 2013 election

Denial and defiance came first. It seemed inconceivable for miners that a New Democratic Party government could take the reins following a B.C. election in May 2013. But as political tides swell in favour of NDP leader Adrian Dix — and a…



El Nino Ventures' Murray Brook polymetallic massive sulphide project in New Brunswick. Source: El Nino Ventures

El Nino sees progress at Murray Brook

It has been a busy year for Vancouver-based El Nino Ventures (ELN-V). The company released results from a US$3-million, 18,500-metre drill program on its Murray Brook polymetallic massive sulphide project, 60 km outside of Bathurst, N.B., with…


Commercial production halts at Francoeur gold mine. Source: Richmont Mines

Richmont delivers double whammy in Quebec

Richmont Mines (RIC-T, RIC-X) has found itself in a tough spot, with its shares sinking to a new 52-week low, after taking the Francoeur gold mine offline and scrapping its exploration efforts on the Wasamac gold property, both near…


TSX Venture loses ground, Nov. 26-30

VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index fell 38.1 points, or 3%, during the Nov. 26-30 trading sessions before closing the week at 1,220.90 points. Global economic news continues to be mixed, with ongoing negotiations over the…



Market news: TSX Venture Exchange

The TSX Venture Exchange made a modest gain of 12 points to 1,258.97 points for the period as global markets shrugged off their past selling ways and embraced a more positive outlook on the state of the world.


Denison eyes JNR in the Athabasca

In a move to lock up uranium-rich ground in the Athabasca basin of northern Saskatchewan, Denison Mines (DML-T, DNN-X) plans to buy joint-venture partner JNR Resources (JNN-V) for nearly $10 million. 


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