Less demand for gold
Consumer demand for gold in the first quarter was 749.5 tonnes, or 10%, lower than a year earlier, according to a survey conducted by the London-based World Gold Council.The quarter’s most striking fe…
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BC legislation targets exploration sector
Several amendments to British Columbia’s Mines Act and Mineral Tenure Act have been introduced under Bill 54. The changes are designed to clarify land rights and make it easier for companies for explo…
PEOPLE (May 27, 2002)
Allican — Denis Lampron appointed director and VP finance; Pierre Ouellet and Daniel Kerouac appointed directors.Aquiline — John Sutherland and David Constable appointed directors.Canabrava…
Exchange Rates (May 27, 2002)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateMay 21May 20May 17May 16May 15US$ in C$1.5382Holiday1.54241.5546…
Ashton finds kimberlite at Kikerk Lake (May 27, 2002)
Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has intersected a new kimberlite body on the Kikerk Lake property in the north Slave Craton region of Nunavut while drill-testing a geophysical feature just 700 metres …
TSE Short Positions (May 27, 2002)
Short positions outstanding at May 15, 2002Larger individual positions includeAber Diamond 362,698 up 163,201; Agnico-Eagle 5,097,435 up 79,022; Alcan 1,219,027 up 307,302; Aurad…
Junior exchange charges ahead
Vancouver — The S&P/TSX Venture Index jumped 43.19 points, or 3.7%, to close the week ended May 21 at 1202.41 points.New Bullet Group was the week’s volume leader, with 2.7 million shares crossing th…
Ivanhoe hits more gold at Turquoise Hill
Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines (IVN-T) has tabled encouraging drill results from the Central zone at its wholly owned Turquoise Hill (Oyu Tolgoi) gold-copper project in southern Mongolia.Seven holes drill…
Geomaque bleeds red in 2001
Struggling junior gold miner Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) has released its year-end financial results, and they aren’t pretty.The net loss for the year ended Dec. 31, 2001, was US$10.5 million (US17…
Trading Summary (May 24, 2002)
The markets had a generally poor day Friday, partly driven by pre-holiday selling on U.S. exchanges. The Toronto St…
Doris North yields higher grades
Vancouver — Having drilled 140 holes into the Doris North zone over the past three months, equal partners Miramar…
New gold in old core at Island
Re-logging and re-assaying core from the Island gold deposit northeast of Wawa, Ont., has turned up indications of…