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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…


Band-Ore signs up Placer on 144 property

Vancouver — Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has formalized its option agreement on Band-Ore Resources‘ (BAN-T, BNDOF-O) 144 property located near Timmins, Ont….


The No. 3 shaft at the past-producing Macassa mine near Kirkland Lake, Ont. Kirkland Lake Gold bought the Macassa mine and a 1,500-ton per day mill along with four past-producing gold properties in December 2001. The properties have historically produced some 22 million ounces of gold.

Kirkland Lake: the next Red Lake?

Reinterpreting mineralized structures has paid off for Red Lake and other old gold mining camps in Ontario. Could Kirkland Lake be next?…


Photo by James WhyteCentury Mining staff display a newly poured dor bar from Sigma, from left: Exploration Geologist Erika Shepherd, Chief Operating Officer Michael Werner, Vice-President Graham Eacott, President Margaret Kent, General Manager Jean-Luc Chouinard, and Vice-President Adrian McNutt.

Century breathing new life into Sigma

Val d’Or, Que. — For as long as Val d’Or has been the heart of mining in the Abitibi, it’s been fair to say that the Sigma mine has been the heart of mining in Val d’Or….


Trade Winds Ventures' Vice-President of exploration and Head Geologist Lorne Warner logs core at the Detour Lake gold project in northern Ontario.

Trade Winds taps bonanza grades at Detour Lake

Vancouver — Drilling by Trade Winds Ventures (TWD-V, TWDIF-O) has hit further high-grade gold mineralization at its Detour Lake Block A project, located about 160 km northwest of T…




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…




Gold hits US$470

For gold bugs, it was a sweet, sweet report period ending Sept. 19, as spot gold prices surged more than US$20 to breach the US$470-per-oz. barrier….


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