Buoyant bullion drives strong junior market
The heavily junior-weighted S&P-TSX Venture Exchange continued its upward march over the Dec. 6-12 report period, propelled by an almost 25-year high in the price of gold at US$540 per oz, while s…
Cypress Development Corp
Volatile session ends well for Venture board
Vancouver — Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange was a roller-coaster ride during the report period Nov. 29-Dec. 5, though the overall trend was up, with the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index gainin…
Junior market shows staying power
Buoyed by strong metal prices, the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange continued its upward trend over the Nov. 22-28 trading session, gaining 18.57 points to close at 2050.11. Average daily trading volumes…
Junior board moves sideways on waning volumes
The heavily junior-weighted S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index shed 16.55 points over the Nov. 8-14 trading session to close at 2013.78. Average daily trading volumes continued to show signs of weake…
Exploration results lift Venture board
Vancouver — Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange got a lift during the trading session Nov. 1-7, thanks to exploration results that caught the attention of investors. The end of October helped too, as…
Drills turn at Poly
Vancouver — Drilling by
Drills turn at Poly property
Vancouver — Drilling by Cypress Development (CYP-V) will test 12 polymetallic targets on the Poly property near St…
Nevada mine sites, past and present, attract bulk of exploration
Vancouver — Exploration spending in the U.S. has been in sharp decline for most of the past decade, falling 66% to below US$150 million in 2002 from 1997 levels, with a 77% drop in new claims over the same period. Weak metal prices and relentless…
Goldcorp, Placer Dome spark Red Lake revival
Vancouver — The Red Lake area of northwestern Ontario has had its share of gold exploration booms over the past 75 years. Today, thanks to the discovery of additional reserves along the 24-million-oz…
Western markets remain sluggish
Vancouver — Canada’s junior bourse edged up slightly over the holiday-shortened trading week ended Sept 3. The TSX Venture Exchange composite index added 0.73 of a point, or 0.07% of its value, to cl…
NDT, Donner begin work at South Voisey’s Bay
Vancouver — NDT Ventures (NDE-V) and Donner Minerals (DML-V) have resumed work at their South Voisey’s Bay project in Labrador.Archeological work is under way, to be followed by gravity and electroma…
Falco options South Voisey’s Bay
Donner Minerals (DML-V) and Falconbridge (FL-T) have struck a deal over the South Voisey’s Bay nickel project in Labrador.The nickel major can earn a half-interest in a 624.5-sq.-km package of claims …