MDN eyes Eritrean targets (September 19, 2005)
Channel sampling on the contiguous Seroa and Seroa Hill exploration licences in Eritrea have turned up two new mineralized targets for
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Cumberland drills new Meadowbank zone
Vancouver — A near-surface gold discovery is adding to the potential of the advanced Meadowbank project near Baker Lake, in the Kivalliq district of Nunavut….
Aurizon extends new Casa Berardi zone
Underground definition drilling at the Casa Berardi project in northwestern Quebec has extended one of the target zones eastward….
Glamis Gold’s Marlin proves contentious
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Hurricane season blows TSX toward 11,000
The Toronto Stock Exchange tacked on another 113.28 points to make 10,885.16 points amid yo-yoing oil prices, and the downgrading of tropical storm Ophelia, during the report period ended Sept. 12. Af…
Junior miners settle back after rally
Vancouver — Junior mining companies roared back to life in the first half of September, with the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index even cracking 2,000 briefly before settling back to 1998.16 on Sep…
U.S. markets back to basics
Energy and commodity producers held steady on U.S. markets even as some high-end retailers and high-tech manufacturers were battered by the wake of Hurricane Katrina. Investors seem to be betting that…
Exchange Rates (September 19, 2005)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)…
Ursa faces fight for Shakespeare
Toronto-based junior
An explosives issue
Four years after the 9/11 attacks, it’s clear to everyone that the U.S. government is back in a big way, after years of restrained growth in the 1990s….
Higher gold price brings better times to Nevada
Nevada’s minerals industry had an outstanding 2004, and the good times have continued into the first half of 2005….
Daily Metal Prices (September 19, 2005)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…