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TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -August 16-20
After enduring a couple of tough weeks, the TSX composite index rebounded slightly for the Aug. 16-20 period, carving out a gain of 200 points to finish at 11,722.
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -August 16-20
The S&P/TSX Venture composite index made small but steady gains during the Aug. 16-20 trading period, ending up 22.57 points. Trading volume was below average but up from the prior week at 83.5 mi…
U.S. MARKETS -August 16-20
New claims for U.S. unemployment benefits climbed to a nine-month high during the Aug. 16-20 trading week, fuelling uncertainty about the overall economic outlook and sending gold prices higher. The D…
Volta rises on Nassara gold hits
Volta Resources (VTR-T) shares received a boost on news of near-surface gold intercepts at the company’s Nassara gold prospect in southwestern Burkina Faso.
Mag Silver gets Pozo Seco resource
VANCOUVER — A first resource estimate for Mag Silver’s (MAG-T, MVG-X) Pozo Seco target in Mexico has outlined a significant molybdenum- gold deposit.
Coffee results jolt Kaminak shares
VANCOUVER — Kaminak Gold’s (KAM-V) share price leapt to a new high on a strong intercept and encouraging soil samples from its Coffee gold property in the Yukon’s White Gold district.
Almaden rises on Ixtaca hits
VANCOUVER — First-ever drilling on part of Almaden Minerals’ (AMM-T, AAU-X) Tuligtic copper-gold project in Mexico has returned a long intersect of significant gold and silver mineralization.
Quebec minister refuses uranium ban
Quebec’s government has rejected calls for a moratorium on uranium exploration in the province. “It’s out of the question,” said Quebec’s Minister for Natural Resources and Wildlife, Serge Simard, as …
PEOPLE (August 30, 2010)
Anvil Mining — Philippe Monier appointed VP corporate and CFO.
33 trapped Chilean miners alive, well and waiting
After 17 days trapped 688 metres below the surface, a group of Chilean miners announced they are alive by attaching a note to a probe that was pulled to the surface through a freshly drilled narrow sh…
First Quantum calls ENRC’s buy illegal
Kazakhstan-based mining group Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. or ENRC (ENRC-L) has agreed to pay US$175 million for mining assets in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including the Kolwezi copper…