This week, the S&P/TSX Composite index (INDEXTSI:OSPTX) continued to see significant volatility. On Friday, the market opened higher due to a 2.5 percent surge in crude oil prices. The S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index (INDEXTSI:JX), meanwhile, steadily rose all week.

In case you missed it, here is this week’s resource big news roundup:

Battery:

• Quebec Precious Metals Agrees to Extend Work Commitment Deadline to December 31, 2019 for Lomiko to Earn 100% of La Loutre Graphite Property

Critical:

• MGX Minerals Drills 44 Meters of 1700ppm Niobium at REN Niobium-Tantalum-Titanium-REE Project

Precious:

• Red Pine Drills 32.16 g/t Gold Over 2.91 Metres (true width) At Its Wawa Gold Project
• Gold Resource Corporation Declares December Monthly Dividend
• Defiance Silver and ValOro Resources Announce Completion of Merger
• Vangold Mining Corp. Signs LOI to Acquire the Tassawini Gold Property, Guyana, SA

To see our previous Resource Investing Big News Roundups, please click here.