February 13, 2017

Gold price holding as U.S. Treasuries dumped in record volumes

If you’re one of the throwback gold enthusiasts likely to now number in the hundreds judging be mainstream media’s portrayal of “gold bugs”, you’re likely enjoying the apparent strength in…

February 13, 2017

Weak finish for the Canadian Mining Eye Index in Q4 — EY

EY’s Canadian Mining Eye index declined 13% in the last quarter last year as weak gold and nickel prices offset copper and zinc gains.

February 13, 2017

Gold miners hammered by metal’s biggest one-day loss this month

Shares in most gold miners fell Monday as the precious metal price dropped more than 1% in early trading and was steadily heading to its largest single-session loss of the…

February 13, 2017

Oreninc Index rebounds as cash pours into juniors

It rebounded in the week ending February 10, 2017 to 90.26 from 76.28 the previous week.

February 13, 2017

Newcrest doubles first-half profit, to pay divvy

The miner attributed the good results to higher metals prices, increased gold and copper output and productivity improvements.

February 13, 2017

McEwen Mining keeps growing, buys exploration junior Lexam VG

The proposed friendly acquisition will give McEwen access to advanced exploration stage properties located in the heart of Timmins Gold Camp, northern Ontario.

February 10, 2017

DR Congo’s perfect storm

A leaked White House memo, which outlines the suspension of a portion of the Dodd-Frank rule on ‘conflict minerals’, will exacerbate already high levels of violence in DR Congo.

February 10, 2017

Students going for gold at the Goodman Gold Challenge

Six student teams from Ontario, Quebec, and the United States are entering the final round of the ”Goodman Gold Challenge” - a new mining investment competition for undergraduate students.

February 9, 2017

Increasing productivity with Smart Technology at Porgera Gold Mine

Porgera Joint Venture (PJV) and RCT has had a long history of evolving site remote loader capabilities at the Porgera Gold mine in Papua New Guinea over the years. The…

February 8, 2017

Goldcorp buys back gold stream on giant Chile project

Vancouver company pays $65 million cash for a 4% stream on El Morro deposit, half of NuevoUnion, its joint venture with Teck.