Petaquilla Expands Molejon
Vancouver — Drilling by Petaquilla Minerals (PTQ-T, PTQMF-O) at its Molejon gold project in north-central Panama has turned up new zones of mineralization.
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Gold Reach Cuts Wide Copper at Seel
Vancouver — Gold Reach Resources (GRH-V, GRHFF-O) delivered a strong copper intercept from its Seel project, located about 120 km southwest of Houston, B.C., prompting a trading flurry in the junior …
Editorial: Global hunt for minerals kicks into overdrive (November 20, 2006)
Endless cycles of expansion and contraction — so much of what we experience in the world fits into these neat, pulsing patterns.
Canadian Mining Hall of Fame Adds Four More
Four new members will officially join the esteemed ranks of the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame at its 19th annual dinner and induction ceremony on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007, in the Canadian Room of the Fa…
Belahouro Numbers Positive
Goldbelt Resources (GLD-V, GLDDF-O) is ready to start preproduction work at its Belahouro project in north-central Burkina Faso after receiving a prefeasibility study on production from the Inata depo…
Daily Metal Prices (November 20, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)
CNQ Trading (November 20, 2006)
Oct. 7-13, 2006
U.S. Markets (November 20, 2006)
Interest rate speculation and the impact of U.S. mid-term elections weighed heavily on the minds of investors during the Nov. 7-13 trading session, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 26.33 po…
TSX Venture Exchange (November 20, 2006)
Steady gold and weakening copper prices marked a fairly static week for the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index over the Nov. 7-13 trading session, inching down 5.06 points to 2,648.89. Average daily …
Spot Prices: Courtesy of Scotiabank Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006
Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change Gold $625.75 +24.85 Silver $12.62 +0.54 Platinum $1173.00 +99.00 Palladium $328.00 +9.00 Base Metals Price (US$/lb.) Change Nickel $14.87 -0.18 Lead $0.80 +0.05 Copper $3.35…
Return of Ortega in Nicaragua Chills Miners
Vancouver — The return to power of former Marxist guerilla leader Daniel Ortega in Nicaragua has sent a chill through a small community of Canadian mining companies with operations in the Central Ame…
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (November 20, 2006)
Fund name Nov 13($) Nov 6($) Change($) Change(%) YTD(%) MER*(%) Assets*(M$) AGF Pr Mtl 25.13 24.71 0.42 1.7 54.0 2.68 440 Altamira Pr & Str Mtl 12.08 11.88 0.20 1.7…