Newfoundland’s gold attracts explorers
St. John’s, Nfld. —
Meridian Gold Inc
Central America attracting bigger fish
Encouraging exploration results from Central America, particularly Nicaragua, have attracted at least one big player to a region largely ignored by gold producers in the recent past.
Alaska exploration firing on all cylinders
Fairbanks, Alaska — This year’s exploration activity in Alaska will likely exceed that of the last few years combined, as companies continue to be spurred into action by the recent surge in metal prices, especially gold.
Bema, Cameco, Meridian execs cash in options
The following insider trading transactions were recently reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in the OSC Bulletin:…
Meridian options Nicaraguan find
Eager to expand its exploration efforts and use the expertise gained from mining low-sulphidation epithermal vein systems in Chile,
Freegold drills Golden Summit
Vancouver — Diamond drilling by
Gold found beyond old Cleary Hill mine workings
Vancouver- Phase I diamond drilling by Freegold Ventures (ITF-T) on the Cleary Vein on its Golden Summit property i…
People (May 24, 2004)
A week of highs and lows
The week of May 12-May 18 saw a lot of ups and downs on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The spot price for gold in London on the afternoon of May 18 closed at US$377.70 per oz., up US$2.45 from the previous week. The S&P-TSX composite index closed on…
Gold glitters after glum week
The TSX Venture Exchange lost another 25 points during the trading period May 12-18 to close at 1,533.94, representing the sixth consecutive weekly decline for the exchange.
Meridian profits from El Peon
Reno-based Meridian Gold (MNG-T) made a net profit of US$36.8 million in 2003, reflecting the stellar operating performance of the El Peon mine, 160 km southeast of Antofagasta in Chile.The high-grad…
Calcatreu takes shape under Aquiline
Ingenerio Jacobacci, Argentina — Results from ongoing infill drilling have convinced Aquiline Resources (AQI-V) that it will soon outline more than 1 million oz. at its Calcatreu gold-silver project,…