Companies (December 28, 1998)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAlto MineralsArchangel DiamondArizona Star ResourceBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBlack Hawk MiningBotswana DiamondfieldsBroken Hill ProprietaryChesbar ResourcesComincoCross Lake Miner…
Crystallex International Corporation
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — More woe for Crystallex
A second law firm has filed a class-action suit against Crystallex International (KRY-T), a former high-flyer that crashed and burned after a Venezuelan court dismissed its purported effort to “enforc…
Companies (August 31, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAmbrex MiningAur ResourcesBHPBMR GoldBolidenBreakwater MiningCaledonia MiningCanreos MineralsChina Clipper Gold MinesCogema ResourcesCondor International ResourcesCornucopia ResourcesCry…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — INSIDER TRADING — BMR insider off-loads shares
Published reports by the Ontario Securities Commission show that a director of BMR Gold (BGL-T) sold several blocks of shares in that company in June.Frank Varseveld sold 17,000 shares directly at 6 c…
Lawsuits, hearings focus on disclosure, corporate conduct — Regulators and shareholders train sights on Crystallex, Naxos, Cartaway and First Marathon
As if to signal the end of the 1990s bull market for resource stocks, irate shareholders and vigilant securities regulators have taken aim at a powerful brokerage firm and several junior companies tha…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Industry needs dose of credibility
The recent collapse of Crystallex International gave the mining markets a shock that fundamental investment analysis could have prevented, saving investors millions and the industry another embarrassm…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Base metal majors perform despite weak prices — Most gold miners up as yellow metal stages minor comeback; settlement sparks SouthernEra
The Toronto Stock Exchange enjoyed a broad trading range during the June 17-23 report period, with the TSE 300 composite index dropping marginally to 7,175.23 points. Both mining sub-groups fell more …
Companies (June 22, 1998)
Aber ResourcesAnglo AmericanAriel ResourcesArlo ResourcesAurizon MinesAzimut ExplorationBarrick GoldBlack Pearl MineralsBlue Emerald ResourcesBolidenBroken Hill ProprietaryCambiorChannel ResourcesCrys…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — EASTERN MARKETS — SouthernEra gets boost from diamond deal
A weakened dollar and continued instability in Asian markets contributed to the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index’s loss of 391.72 points in the report period June 10-16. The index ended the period at …
EDITORIAL — Consider independent legal opinions — Legal minefields
Stock exchanges and securities regulators ask exploration companies to submit independent geological reports at certain junctures, which begs the question: should an independent legal opinion be requi…
INSIDER TRADING — Crystallex insiders unload shares
Two officers and a director of Crystallex International (KRY-T) exercised options and sold shares of that company in February.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, officer Mar…
Companies (April 13, 1998)
Adex MiningAmerica Mineral FieldsAnglo AmericanAsia Pacific ResourcesAurizon MinesAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBanro ResourceBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBlue Desert MiningCaledonia MiningCambi…