Placer nixes Cerro Casale, nods Pueblo Viejo
Vancouver — To the dismay of two minority partners, Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has concluded that the Cerro Casale…
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Placer green-lights Granny, Cortez Hills
Hurricane season blows TSX toward 11,000
The Toronto Stock Exchange tacked on another 113.28 points to make 10,885.16 points amid yo-yoing oil prices, and the downgrading of tropical storm Ophelia, during the report period ended Sept. 12. Af…
Profit-taking drops TSX
Profit-taking in the resource sector pushed the S&P/TSX Composite Index 125.19 points lower to 10,525.49 during the Aug. 16-22 report period. The gold index retreated 6.29 points, or 3%, to 202.23…
Falconbridge sale stirs the TSX
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TSX on a roll, surpasses Dow Jones
With oil flirting with a record close of US$64 per barrel, Toronto stocks rose 191.42 points to 10,614.35 during the Aug. 2-8 report period. The advance left the S&P/TSX Composite Index north of t…
Combination fells TSX
A double-whammy of looming interest rate hikes and a narrower trade surplus sent Toronto stocks 54.69 points lower to 10,163.03 over the July 12-18 report period. After some early resistance, the gold…
TSX resilient after London bombing
The Toronto Stock Exchange survived the July 7 bomb attacks in London to post a 275.93-point, or 2.8%, gain, ending the July 5-11 report period near a 5-year high at 10,217.72. The mining and metals i…
Explorers enter summer lull
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Bema discovers new vein at Kupol
Vancouver A new vein was discovered by Bema Gold (BGO-T) while drilling the Kupol gold-silver project in the auto…
Miners recover in quiet market
The summer holidays got their official launch with the Canadian and U.S. holidays during the report period June 28-July 4, and the equity markets put their feet up as well. The Toronto Stock Exchange’…
Oil-fired TSX breaks 10,000
Rising prices for crude oil pushed the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index over 10,000 during the report period June 14-20. The composite finished just shy of that mark, at 9,998.11, up 158.17 poin…