CIM meeting to discuss exploration methods
The methods and limitations of mineral exploration will be the focus of a symposium to be hosted by the Mineral Economics Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum on Sept. 2…
Aur Resources Inc
STOCK MARKETS — Golds dive again as TSE sets new record — Broad market index breaks 6,600; gold index tests levels last seen in 1993
The Toronto Stock Exchange moved farther into record territory over the trading period July 9-15, with the TSE 300 composite index closing at record highs on four of the five trading days. The TSE 300…
STOCK MARKETS — Resources drop on TSE as election pushes dollar higher — Base metals, golds off in quiet market, platinum group metals show strength
Merchandising, communications and consumer products showed strength on the Toronto Stock Exchange, though the resource industries were all lower during the report period ended June 3. The TSE 300 comp…
NEVADA — Quest drilling at Nevada’s Jasperoid gold property
Quest International Resources (QIX-T) has begun drilling at its Jasperoid gold project, southeast of Winnemucca.The company is engaged in a 5-To-7-hole, 3,000-ft. program on the 42-Claim property. The…
NEVADA — Jerritt Canyon mine to benefit from new gold discoveries
Two discoveries and new production from the Dash open pit have invigorated operations at the 15-year-old Jerritt Canyon gold mine, near Elko.Independence Mining, a subsidiary of Luxembourg-based Minor…
LATIN AMERICA — Aur Resources off to strong start at Andacollo
Aur Resources’ (AUR-T) first mine outside of Canada, the Andacollo open pit in Chile, began producing cathode copper on schedule in November 1996 and is expected to reach full production by June of th…
STOCK MARKETS — Base metals catch on in solid market
The TSE metals and minerals sub-index at last caught up with its cousins on the Toronto Stock Exchange over the report period Oct. 16-22. With the TSE 300 composite index sliding into record territory…
STOCK MARKETS — Markets ride wave as metals sink
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s TSE 300 index hit two record high closings in the four trading days between Oct. 9 and 15. The TSE composite closed at a record 5,461.20 on Oct. 11 and came back with a 5,…
STOCK MARKET — Mines left gasping as TSE sets records
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index set four records in five trading days over the report period Sept. 18-24, to finish at 5299.66 points, up 31.18 points, or 0.6%, on the week.Trading volumes …
STOCK MARKETS — TSE edges higher after 2-week run
The Toronto Stock Exchange closed a little higher over the period Aug.21-27, following a 2-day slide that took away some of the gains made in an 8-day upward run.The TSE 300 composite index was 22.99 …
Canada Tungsten profits from sale of assets
Proceeds from the sale of non-core assets put Canada Tungsten (CTG-T) in the black for the first half of 1996.For the six months ended June 30, CanTung netted $700,000 (or 2 cents per share) on revenu…
STOCK MARKETS — Copper crisis ripples through TSE
It’s not unusual to see the resource stocks outperform a rising market. But this week, market watchers got to see a bear market that didn’t find its tastiest dinner in the resource sectors.The Toronto…