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 U.S. equities suffer worst week of year, May 14-18
Wall Street suffered its worst week this year with the Dow Jones Industrial index shedding 451.22 points or 3.52% to finish at 12,369.38 and the S&P 500 index shrinking 58.17 points or 4.30% to close at 1,295.22. The Nasdaq Composite...
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 Commentary: Canada's rise as an energy superpower
Canada is rapidly becoming recognized as one of the world’s energy superpowers. Canada is now the leading foreign supplier of oil to the U.S., delivering nearly twice as much each year as Saudi Arabia, and 90% of natural gas imports to...
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 TSX spirals downward May 14-18
VANCOUVER — The Toronto Stock Exchange continued to gather downward momentum during the May 14-18 trading period as growing uncertainty in the Euro zone and lagging commodity prices drove the index to seven month lows.
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 ATAC launches Yukon drill program
ATAC Resources (ATC-V) has kicked off the first phase of its two-phase drill campaign this year at its 100%-owned Rackla gold project 55 km northeast of Keno City in Central Yukon.
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 A weak quarter, but strong year for Silvercorp
Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVM-N) reported a weak fourth-quarter profit, mainly due to resources spent fighting fraud allegations launched by a group of short sellers, but overall reported a strong fiscal 2012 and expects higher production from...
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 Gold bounces back on demand fundamentals
VANCOUVER — The World Gold Council (WGC) released its first quarter 2012 Gold Demand Trends Report heading into the May long weekend, citing increased investment and jewellery demand in China, the rise of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), and...
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 [Update] Brigus turns a corner
Brigus Gold (BRD-T, BRD-X) says it is “just going to keep on improving” to reach a steady annual production rate of 100,000 oz. gold by year end at the Black Fox gold mine in Timmins, Ont.
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Mar 16-Jun 1 Mining Journal Investor Days Contact: Natalie Wootton Local: +44 (0) 20 7216-6088 Email: natalie.wootton@aspermontuk.com Website: http://www.mining-journal.com/investor/
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 Change the only constant for Ivanhoe
VANCOUVER — Change and progress are the name of the game for Vancouver-based Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T, IVN-N) as the company adjusts to a takeover by Rio Tinto (RIO-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) and approaches first production at its world-class Oyu...
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 Goldcorp's output down on Red Lake setback
Vancouver-based major Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N) stumbled out of-- the gate to start the year, as adverse ground conditions and grade variability at its flagship Red Lake gold mine in Red Lake, Ont., contributed to an 18% year-on-year fall in...
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 Syncrude keeps on rolling
The Syncrude mine may not have been the first major oil operation in the Athabasca oilsands, but it was the second — and now it stands as one of the region’s dominant oilsand projects.
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 Southern Pacific's McKay: On time and under budget
While project costs are soaring for many companies in the natural resources sector, Southern Pacific Resource (STP-T) maintains that costs for its McKay thermal project in Alberta will move in the opposite direction.
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 Canadian Natural advances Horizon
Canadian Natural Resources(CNQ-T) has big plans for its Horizon oilsands project, located north of Fort McMurray, Alta., in the Athabasca region.
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 Suncor's diversity overpowers lower Canadian crude prices
Canadian oilsands juggernaut Suncor Energy (SU-T, SU-N) beat analysts’ estimates and strengthened its cash position during the first quarter, as the company’s strategic integration of refining facilities offset a price divide...
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 BC pipeline debates rage on
The scale of the West Coast pipelines debate is hard to play down. Current and former politicians from all government levels have come out swinging for and against: lobbyists, First Nations and non-government groups have fully entered the fray,...
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 Time is not on Baja Mining's side
There is “substantial doubt” that Baja Mining (BAJ-T, BAJFF-O) will be able to continue as a going concern, the company declared on May 16 in its first-quarter earnings analysis under a section entitled Risk Factors.
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 Nothing to fear for copper projects in Argentina
When Lumina Copper (LUM-V) announced earlier this month that it had significantly increased the size of its Taca Taca project in Argentina, mining analyst Adam Low of Raymond James raised his six-to-twelve month target price on the stock by...
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 Editorial: Gold stocks: the new value play?
The game of gold investing never gets dull for investors who get to ponder the delicate interplay of geopolitics, macroeconomics, heavy industry, mineral exploration and fashion trends that give us our ever-changing prices for gold bullion and...
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Sunridge mine plan merges Asmara North deposits
Vancouver-based junior Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) combined four polymetallic deposits at its Asmara North project in central Eritrea, Africa, into a centralized-mill mine model for a feasibility study it released in early May.
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 Torex hits open-pit target at Morelos
Toronto-based Torex Gold (TXG-T) is navigating the often tricky waters that mark the transition between being an exploration outfit and a mine developer. With an updated resource estimate kicking off in May and a bankable feasibility study...
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