Bull run continues in gold stocks
Gold settled into a new, higher trading range of US$278-280 per oz. during the Oct. 31-Nov. 6 trading period, as the U.S. dollar showed some weakness in the face of widespread layoffs and slowing indu…
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Agnico-Eagle, Mentor merge
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) has combined with Toronto-based Mentor Exploration & Development (MV-V) and will retain its original name.Agnico-Eagle acquired the remaining 50.5% of Mentor it did not alre…
Cut in Bank of Canada rate falls on deaf ears
Hoping to boost investor confidence, the Bank of Canada shed 75 basis points from its key lending rate on Oct. 23, bringing it to a 40-year low. But so far, the decision appears to have backfired: the…
Noranda keeps gobbling up Falco shares
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) — FMR Corp., which must report its trading activ…
Estimation Guidelines committee off and running
An Estimation Guidelines committee led by the Canadian Instiute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) and created as a result of recommendations of the Mining Standards Task Force is busy preparin…
Gold rally sputters following US retaliation
Well, so much for the gold rally. Prices for the yellow metal began a downward trend during the Oct. 3-9 report period, falling out of a tight US$290-per-oz. trading range and quietly drifting down to…
Altius cuts gold at Moosehead
A hole drilled at the Moosehead property in central Newfoundland has returned high-grade gold values for partners Altius Minerals (ALS-V) and Sudbury Contact Mines (SUD-T).Hole 13 intersected 17.1 met…
Aurora Platinum, Platinova print new shares
Recent insider-trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) — FMR Corp., which must report its trading act…
TSE down 5.5% in post-terror panic
The Toronto Stock Exchange, closing early Sept. 11 in the wake of the terrorist attacks in the United States, slumped drastically in the day’s financial panic to cap a week of losses in which the TSE …
Rate cuts power Toronto rise
Strong gains among the interest-sensitive sectors helped move the Toronto Stock Exchange up over the period Aug. 22-28. The Bank of Canada took advantage of recent easing by the Federal Reserve Bank t…
Agnico-Eagle inaugurates Penna shaft
Rouyn-Noranda, Que. — Mine openings and expansions are increasingly rare events in this historic camp, so a few showers did not dampen the enthusiasm of more than 800 guests who gathered here to help…
Golds evade Toronto stock slide
The Toronto gold stocks were higher over the report period Aug. 8-14, picking up substantial gains as the rest of the market declined. The Toronto Stock Exchange’s TSE 300 composite index was down 166…