Last week in this space we looked at the broad improvements in Colombia and its minerals sector; this week we focus on the lessons learned from one company’s Herculean efforts to resume a major explor…
Drilling off reserves of placer gold is widely assumed to be a simple matter compared with the challenges presented by hardrock mining. After all, you’re dealing with gravel. I certainly held this vie…
Drilling on the Black Fox property, 75 km east of Timmins, Ont., is returning encouraging results for owner
The period April 12-18 saw the price of gold fall $3.25, to US$425.75 per oz., where it closed in the afternoon in London. All the mining-related indices fell as well. The gold index fell 9.4 points t…
A massive sulphide discovery by
Junior explorers were bruised and battered as gold remained weak over the April 12-18 report period. The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index continued its slide, shedding a whopping 138.87 points, or…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, April 18, 2005 (change from April 11 in brackets):…
U.S. equity markets were generally lower in the report period April 12-18, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling back 377.31 points, or 3.6% of value, to close at 10,071.25 points. Even as cru…
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
| Date | April 18 | April 15 | April 14 | April 13 | April 12 | High | Low |
| TSX Composite | 9330.99 | 9277.12 |