{"id":770,"date":"2012-12-10T14:47:26","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T19:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.juniorminingnews.com\/?p=770"},"modified":"2012-12-10T14:47:26","modified_gmt":"2012-12-10T19:47:26","slug":"signs-of-life-in-the-junior-market","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juniorminingnews.com\/?p=770","title":{"rendered":"Signs of life in the junior market"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Alisha Hiyate<\/strong>
\nMiningMarkets.ca\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

After surviving a moribund market, junior miners can look forward to a less stressful 2013, says John Gravelle, mining leader for the Americas at PwC.<\/p>\n

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John Gravelle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI think we\u2019ve seen the worst of things in the markets,\u201d Gravelle said during an interview in late November. \u201cIt\u2019s been a rough ride, but I think better times are ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n

PwC catalogued what has been a bleak year for juniors in its Junior Mine 2012 report, released in November. The consulting firm found equity financings by the top 100 juniors down by 41% to $1.6 billion this year, from $2.7 billion in 2011. The market capitalization of the same group fell by 43%.<\/p>\n

But as 2012 comes to a close, Gravelle sees some encouraging signs.<\/p>\n

Read the full Mining Markets article . . .<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

See also:<\/em><\/p>\n

Where have all the cowboys gone?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

PwC issues report on Toronto juniors<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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