Pretium plans 40% increase in Brucejack throughput, shares jump

Swiss Mercuria, founded in 2004, has become the front-runner to buy the physical commodities unit of JPMorgan.

If it goes through, the proposed deal will make Goldcorp the No. 1 gold producer in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Peruvian copper projects are solid, competitive and less costly in terms of energy needs, says the expert.

The company has extended the productive life timeframe for both Canadian operations.

Analysts warn of increasing government pressure on miners in other jurisdictions as well.

The Mexican-based miner is up 71% since the year started.

However, the report says those funds are unlikely to be available to junior miners.

To Silver Standard Resources.

The gold price gained after a monthly report on US manufacturing data was released.