Energy stocks lead TSX down
The Toronto Stock Exchange finished the 4-day trading period Oct. 4-7 down more than 4%, as prices of energy stocks went off the cliff. The composite index was down 468.69 points at 10,612.50, with oi…
Bolivar Goldfields Ltd
Quiet week for metals in regrouping market
Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 were five days of treading water for the mining stocks on the Toronto Stock Exchange, with both sectors showing slight declines while the broader market, as measured by the composit…
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…
Choco 10 drilling cuts high grade (June 27, 2005)
Drill results from the Choco 10 gold mine in Venezuela indicate the deposits are larger and richer than indicated by the mine plan….
Insider Trading (April 25, 2005)
The Ontario Securities Commission reported the following trading transactions in its OSC Bulletin:…
Las Cristinas nears construction stage
El Callao, Venezuela —
Mining stocks rise despite slipping gold price
The week of Jan. 26-Feb. 1 saw the price of gold fall $3.60, to US$420.90 per oz., where it closed in the afternoon in London. The gold index was down as well, falling 1.8 points to close at 196.43. T…
Breakwater gains while St Andrew loses value
The week of Jan. 19-25 saw the price of gold rise US$2.25, to US$424.50 per oz., where it closed in the afternoon in London. The gold index was up 1.8 points and finished at 198.25. The diversified metals and mining index also rose, by 3.7 points,…
‘Tis the season for volume trading
The report period Dec. 8-14 saw the price of gold fall US$14.70 to close at US$437.10 per oz. in the afternoon in London. The gold index managed to hold its own and fell a mere 0.19 of a point to close at 209.11, and the diversified metals and min…
Bolivar soon to produce at Choco 10
El Callao, Venezuela —
Insider Trading (October 11, 2004)
The following insider trading transactions were reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in recent issues of the OSC Bulletin:…
Exercise program good for gold company execs
The recovery of gold equities allowed various gold company executives to cash in on low-priced stock options in the past month. Insider trading transactions reported in the April 2004 issue of the OSC Bulletin include the following:…