Golden Star rakes in record revenues
Record production from the Prestea open pit gold mine in Ghana, and significantly better gold prices, let Golden St…
2003
NovaGold eyes asset spin off
Vancouver Busy advancing its core gold holdings in Alaska, NovaGold Resources (NRI-T) has teamed up with Viceroy…
Odessey bags Baskil
Vancouver The new Anatolides partnership between junior Odessey Resources (ODY-V) and major BHP-Billiton (BHP-N)…
BacTech gives Tonkin Springs a try (May 05, 2003)
Canadian-Australian junior BacTech Enviromet (YBA-V) has agreed to take a 55% interest in the past producing Tonkin…
McWatters raises more cash (May 05, 2003)
The underwriters of a public equity offering have exercised an over-allotment option, netting McWatters Mining (MWA…
Record output powers Rio Narcea turnaround
Buoyed by record gold production from its El Valle mine in Spain, Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) staged an impressive turnaround in 2002, earning US$9.7 million.The earnings translate into US13 per sh…
Profit-takers step in
The Toronto Stock Exchange moved lower over the report period April 23-29, with profit-taking marking the end of a rally that lasted more than three weeks. The TSX Composite index fell 37.53 points to…
Stillwater awaits OK for Norilsk deal
Vancouver — Timing is crucial in the ever-volatile metals market, and this lesson is not lost on Stillwater Mining (SWC-N).Less than two years ago, when the price of palladium was soaring, the compan…
Market stats point to summer slump
Canada’s junior exchange lost ground over the week ended April 29 as investors anticipated an annual summertime sell-off. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index shed 16.62 points, or 1.58% of it…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 05, 2003)
DateApril 29April 28April 25April 24April 23HighLowTSX Composite654…
Chesbar updates Sechol
Improvements in the nickel market have spurred Chesbar Resources (CBI-T) to modify its metallurgical study of the Sechol laterite deposits in east-central Guatemala.Chesbar’s consultants will now esti…
Exchange Rates (May 05, 2003)
CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateApril 29April 28April 25April 24April 23US$ in C$1.44571.45011.4532…