Inform Resources Corp. (TSXV:IRR) is a Vancouver-based resource exploration company with a focus on the acquisition and discovery of mineral deposits in the Yukon Territory of Canada.
Prophecy Platinum Corp. (TSXV:NKL,OTCQX:PNIKF,FWB:P94P) is a mineral exploration company focused on developing platinum group metals and nickel sulphide projects. Prophecy Platinum's flagship project is the Wellgreen PGM Nickel property in the Yukon Territory, Canada, but also holds properties in Canada, Argentina, and Uruguay.
North Arrow Minerals Inc. (CVE:NAR) is a junior exploration company with gold, base metal, and diamond projects in the Canadian north also focused on acquiring advanced projects in South America.
Entourage Metals Ltd. (CVE:EMT) is a mineral exploration company focused on acquiring and developing assets in Northwestern Ontario.
Rising gold prices are helping to bring mines on-stream in Northern Ontario.
Reuters Canada reported that the TSX recovered much of a recent loss due to higher gold prices.
Bloomberg reported that potash and gold led a recent rise in Canadian stocks.
Strongbow Exploration Inc. (CVE:SBW) is a junior exploration company based in Vancouver, Canada. Strongbow has several areas of focused exploration in both Canada and the United States. The Company is currently concentrating its efforts on its Midway gold project in South Carolina, but is also working on defining a new belt of nickel/copper/cobalt sulphide deposits in central Canada and a number of early stage gold and copper-gold properties in British Columbia.
Forbes reports on Barrick Gold's (TSE:ABX) fourth quarter earnings that surpassed Wall Street’s expectations on surging gold prices.
Mixed results from the recent report on the state of the US job market resulted in fluctuating gold prices , however, the larger driving factor for gold futures may be global inflation pressures from the Chinese interest hike.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011