TSX Venture falls, June 26-30
The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index lost 1.4%, or 10.51 points, to a 766.74-point close, as spot gold prices hit eight-week lows, falling US$15.10 to US$1,241.61 per oz., . More demand…
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Pasinex shines at Pinargozu mine in Turkey
Pasinex Resources — the 50%-owner of the high-grade Pinargozu zinc mine in southern Turkey — has seen its shares climb more than 300% over the past year. Driving the share-price…
Sandstorm bids for Mariana
Streaming and royalty firm Sandstorm Gold (TSX: SSL; NYSE-MKT: SAND) is buying Mariana Resources (TSX: MRY; LON: MARL) at an 84% premium to get its hands on the high-grade Hot…
Mawson thinks big in Finland
VANCOUVER — Mawson Resources (TSX: MAW) has expanded the gold-mineralization footprint at its Rajapalot project in northern Finland, according to the company’s latest results from its ongoing 10,000-metre drill program….
TNM Data Miner: Trends in Canadian equity finance and investment
The Northern Miner has joined forces again with sister company Infomine to leverage the powerful Intelligence Mine database to outline trends in equity financing for Canadian mining during the most recent market downturn….
Copper needs more investment, analyst says
AllianceBernstein, a global investment management firm with an independent sell-side research arm, is calling for greater investment in copper to build enough capacity to meet demand. “At a conservative estimate,…
Saskatchewan the best place to invest, Fraser Institute says
Saskatchewan takes the crown as the most attractive jurisdiction for investment in the Fraser Institute’s annual Survey of Mining Companies 2016, moving up from second place in 2015, and dethroning Western…
Aurion discovers gold in Finland
VANCOUVER — Prospect generator Aurion Resources (TSXV: AU) has uncovered gold-rich subcrop within a 700 by 1,100 metre (1.1 km) wide area at its Risti project in northern Finland’s Central…
Alamos Gold improves economics at Kirazli and Agi Dagi
Alamos Gold (TSX: AGI; NYSE: AGI) has made its precious metals portfolio in Turkey more attractive by publishing positive feasibility studies on the stand-alone Kirazli and Agi Dagi open-pit heap-leach…
Adventus CEO on building a ‘premier zinc-acquisition vehicle’
VANCOUVER — Adventus Zinc (TSXV: ADZN) closed its $3-million initial public offering (IPO) in February, with 6 million shares issued at 50¢ each. The company isn’t a typical start-up, however,…
Roundup 2017: Goldcorp scouts out investments in juniors
VANCOUVER — Goldcorp (TSX: G; NYSE: GG) is looking to invest $100 million in a portfolio of junior explorers that have early stage projects with district-scale potential, Goldcorp president and…
TNM Data Miner: Top 5 global uranium resources
The Northern Miner has compiled the five largest uranium reserves and resources at projects around the world using the IntelligenceMine database of our sister company Infomine. The list excludes inactive projects. 1….