Seabridge nabs Red Mountain project
Vancouver — In keeping with its strategy of acquiring advanced gold projects, Seabridge Resources (SEA-V) has inked a deal with North American Metals (NAM-V) to pick up the Red Mountain project in no…
Wheaton River Minerals Ltd
Antamina opening highlight of 2001
Vancouver — Despite the lacklustre performance of commodity prices and a weakening of the global economy, the mining sector put several mines into production and managed to expand some current operat…
Wheaton, Kinross close sale
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has completed the sale of its George Lake project in Nunavut to Kinross Gold (K-T).Wheaton received 4 million Kinross shares in return for its 100% interest in the proje…
Noranda keeps gobbling up Falco shares
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) — FMR Corp., which must report its trading activ…
Wheaton sells George Lake
Junior gold producer Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has arranged to sell its George Lake project, near Bathurst Inlet in Nunavut, to Kinross Gold (K-T) in return for 4 million shares, worth about $6 m…
Benchmark sinks deeper but gold remains buoyant
Market pessimism is quickly changing from bad to worse, with sellers once again outpacing buyers on both sides of the border. The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index lost 142.49 points over the Sept. 19-…
Aurora Platinum, Platinova print new shares
Recent insider-trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) — FMR Corp., which must report its trading act…
Franco to control Echo Bay in debt deal
A proposal by Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) to convert a large debt into common shares would hand effective control of the company to Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T), and put a large block of shares into the han…
Wheaton looks north as Golden Bear naps
With little ore left to tap at its Golden Bear mine in northwestern British Columbia, Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) saw its earnings slip to $525,000 in the three months ended June 30.The profit, whi…
Kinross to test depth of Goose (August 06, 2001)
Kinross Gold (K-T) has begun drilling at the Goose Lake deposit of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T). It is the largest of six deposits that constitute the George Lake project in Nunavut.Kinross can earn…
Black Swan executive trims stock holdings
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in its OSC Bulletin include the following:- Black Swan Resources (BSW-T) — Kenneth Judge, director and owner of more …
Goose Lake lays more golden eggs
Kinross Gold (K-T) has increased the size of the Goose Lake gold deposit, the largest of six comprising the George Lake project in Nunavut.Kinross can earn a 70% interest in George Lake from Wheaton R…