Western markets coast on previous gains
The venture markets took a breather during the report period Nov. 5-11, with the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index rising a modest 11.13 points to finish at 1,602.48.Probe Mines made the bigges…
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Miners stage retreat
After running up in mid-week action, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the Nov. 5-11 report period 83.04 points lower at 9,737.79, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index shed 5.24 points to make …
Mustang expands Bannockburn showing (November 14, 2003)
Continued chip and grab sampling by Mustang Minerals (MUM-V) have returned more high-grade nickel values from the B…
Trading Summary (November 14, 2003)
With gold testing the US$400-an-oz. marker, Toronto’s gold index rose 2.6 points to 218.2 on Friday. The yellow met…
Appeal court upholds Troilus award
The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Homestake Canada, a subsidiary of Barrick Gold (ABX…
Etruscan samples Malian anomaly
Nova Scotia-based Etruscan Resources (EET-T) has begun a program of soil and auger drilling over a regional gold-in…
Silver zone found at La Pitarrilla (November 14, 2003)
Preliminary drilling by Silver Standard Resources (SSO-V) has intersected a new silver zone at the Pitarrilla proje…
Mineralized breccia hit at Thorn (November 14, 2003)
Vancouver Systematic exploration over the Thorn property by partners Rimfire Minerals (RFM-V) and Cangold (CLD-V)…
Trading Summary (November 13, 2003)
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index gave back yesterday’s gains, losing 29.71 points to finish at 7,767.62.
Thistle bulks up resources at Steyn (November 13, 2003)
Re-evaluation of existing drill data at the President Steyn gold mine near Welkom, South Africa, has identified two…
Partners advance Tulawaka
Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has granted partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Northern Mining E…
McWatters limps to a loss
Troubled Quebec miner McWatters Mining (MWA-T) limped to a net loss of $5.9 million for the three months ended Sept…