Gold shines on long-term dollar weakness
Investors in gold stocks have taken profits in one of the best years for investing in the precious metal in more than a decade.The high price of gold has been linked to the tensions with Iraq, but thi…
Bema Gold Corporation
Victoria nabs Mill Canyon
Junior Victoria Resource (VIT-V) has bought the Mill Canyon gold property in Nevada from Newmont Mining (NEM-N).Situated in the Battle Mountain trend, Mill Canyon is considered prospective for dissemi…
Bema extends zone at Monument Bay
Drilling at the Monument Bay property in northeastern Manitoba has extended a portion of the Twin Lakes gold deposit.Bema Gold (BGO-T), which is earning an interest in the property under an option fro…
Bema adds South African production
The acquisition of the Petrex mines in South Africa is expected to provide Bema Gold (BGO-T) with an additional 200,000 oz. of gold production per year, adding to its 100,000-oz. annual production bas…
Exchange follows major bourses upward
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued its slow but steady climb into bull territory during the report period ended May 27. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index added 5.4 points, or 0…
Broad market crawls ahead, gold rallies
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index began the holiday-shortened May 26-June 1 report period on an uptick, then moved sideways. By the period’s end, it had risen 29.2 points to settle at 6,732.1…
Intrepid looks to Argentina
Calingasta, Argentina — The acquisition of the Casposo gold-silver project in the province of San Juan provides Intrepid Minerals (IAU-V) with a platform for growth in Argentina.The Toronto-based jun…
Profit-takers step in
The Toronto Stock Exchange moved lower over the report period April 23-29, with profit-taking marking the end of a rally that lasted more than three weeks. The TSX Composite index fell 37.53 points to…
Wolfden cuts high grade at East Bay
Vancouver — The first four holes of an ongoing, 10,000-metre drill program on the East Bay property in northwestern Ontario have returned encouraging values.Partners Wolfden Resources (YWO-V) and Pla…
Bullion bearish on junior market
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange felt the impact of a falling bullion price during the report period that ended March 11, with investors electing to unload gold explorers. The S&P-TSX Venture Exc…
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Diamonds among best bets for ’03
The Northern Miner asked several followers of the junior mining sector for their recommendations and predictions for 2003. Last week we heard from John Kaiser and Donald Poirier. This week, James Must…