Yukon exploration slow but steady in 2012
VANCOUVER — Depressed equity markets, a cool spring that kept snow on the ground and floods in June that washed out major roads meant 2012 was much quieter in the Yukon than it was in 2011.
Kaminak Gold Corporation
Venture climbs over Christmas week
VANCOUVER – Christmas kept things fairly quiet on the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index over the Dec. 24-28 trading period, though the board did notch small gains each day to end the session up 24.1 points at 1,201.84. Trading volumes were…
Market news: TSX Venture Exchange
The second week of December was a sideways one for the S&P/TSX Venture Composite Index, as it alternated between small gains and small losses to end the session up just 0.66 point at 1,183.62. Trading volumes were average, ranging between…
TSX Venture Exchange trades sideways
VANCOUVER – The second week of December was a sideways one for the S&P TSX Venture Composite Index, as it alternated between small gains and small losses to end the Dec. 10-14 session up just 0.66 points at 1,183.62. Trading volumes…
Kaminak gains ground on back of maiden resource
VANCOUVER — It has been a promising five days for shareholders of Vancouver-based explorer Kaminak Gold (KAM-V). The company has seen its share price rise roughly 44% since Dec. 10 — jumping 44¢ before closing out the week at…
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TSX Venture takes a tumble, Nov. 12-16
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index declined in tandem with broader market sentiment during the Nov. 12-16 trading sessions, falling 5% or 65 points before closing the week at 1,235.34 points.
Northern Freegold forges ahead in the Dawson range
It has been a season of perseverance for Yukon-centric explorer Northern Freegold (NFR-V). Despite tepid equity markets, the company pushed forward with a drill program at its Freegold Mountain gold project 200 km northwest of Whitehorse, and…
TSX Venture surges Sept. 10-14
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index rose 41.4 points or 3.24% to close near 52-week highs at 1,318.1 points during the Sept. 10-14 trading sessions. An announcement by U.S. Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke on a third…
Kivalliq eyeing new uranium district in Nunavut
Kivalliq Energy (KIV-V) is cashed-up and moving forward with an ambitious exploration program on its 1,000-sq.-km Angilak property in Nunavut, just as the Nunavut government has formalized its uranium policy.The company completed an…
Venture slides in May 28 – June 1 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index swung back into the red in the May 28 to June 1 period, dropping 17.68 points to end at 1,291.59 on three days of gains and two days of losses. Volume kept in line with the week before…
Venture returns to negative territory in April 30 – May 4 period
VANCOUVER — The S&P TSX Venture Composite Index slipped back to negative territory in the April 30 – May 4 period, ending down 7.71 points at 1,405.05 after three days of losses outweighed two days of gains. Volume for the…