US markets mixed, Jan. 4-8
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.61% to finish the week at 31,097.97 and the S&P 500 declined by 1.83% to 3,824.68. Spot gold dropped US$48 per oz., or 2.53%,…
South America
Lundin Gold goes ahead with $18.6m Fruta del Norte expansion
Canada’s Lundin Gold (TSX:LUG) is going ahead with expansion plans for its Fruta del Norte gold-silver mine in Ecuador, the country’s largest, only a year after producing the first doré bar on site. The Vancouver-based miner…
US markets up, Nov. 23-Nov. 27
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 2.21% to finish the week at 29,910.37 and the S&P 500 climbed 2.27% to 3,638.35. Spot gold dropped US$67.30 per oz., or 3.62%, to…
TSX mixed, Nov. 23-Nov. 27
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 2.22% to 17,396.56 during the Nov. 23-Nov. 27 trading week. The S&P/TSX Global Mining Index increased by 0.27% to 94.34, and the S&P/TSX Global Base…
Solaris reports strong assay results from Warintza project in Ecuador
Solaris Resources (TSXV: SLS) has reported new assay results that feature strong copper intercepts from its flagship Warintza project in southeastern Ecuador, about 85 km east of the city of…
English court blocks lawsuit against BHP over Brazil dam failure
The High Court of Manchester, northwestern England, on Nov. 9, blocked a £5 billion (US$6.6 billion) lawsuit against BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) over a devastating dam collapse at an iron…
JX Nippon increases ownership in troubled Caserones copper mine
Japan’s top smelter, JX Nippon Mining & Metals, is buying a stake in its majority-owned Caserones copper mine in Chile, which was put up for sale on Nov.9 by its partners in the…
US markets slump, Oct. 26-30
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped 6.47% to finish the week at 26,501.60, and the S&P 500 fell by 5.64% to 3,269.96. Spot gold dropped US$22.70 per oz., or 1.19%,…
Teck profit drops 67% on weak coal prices
Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: TCK), Canada’s largest diversified miner, saw its third-quarter adjusted profit fall by 66.6% as steelmaking coal prices collapsed in the period and Covid-19-related restrictions continued…
Newcrest expands access to North American capital with TSX listing
Following its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange on Oct.13, Newcrest Mining (TSX: NCM; ASX: NCM), Australia’s largest gold producer, hopes to improve the company’s global visibility and increase its North American…
BHP scraps US$2.5B Olympic Dam expansion plan
Mining giant BHP (NYSE: BHP; LSE: BHP) has shelved a planned US$2.5 billion expansion of its Olympic Dam copper, gold and uranium mine in South Australia, after studies of the…
Copper snapshot: Eight companies with promising assets
With rising prices, a favourable supply-demand outlook and few new mines in development, investors are paying close attention to copper. Here are eight companies developing the next generation of projects….