Scion keeps slugging
Scion Capital won’t give up the fight. Despite a joint Bolivar Gold (BGC-T) and Gold Fields (GFI-N, GFI-J, GOF…
2006
BHP drills Dragoon copper project
Vancouver – A drill program by BHP Billiton (BHP-N) is testing a buried copper system at the Dragoon property opti…
Mongolian government dissolved (January 16, 2006)
Vancouver – The pull out of the Mongolian People’s Revolutionary Party (MPRP) from the country’s ruling coalition h…
Venture market continues resource-driven rally
Vancouver — Fuelled by growing investor interest in resource stocks, trading on the TSX Venture Exchange showed continued strength over the report period Jan. 2-9, with the S&P-TSX Venture Compos…
Fronteer enhances projects in Turkey and Labrador
Vancouver — With results from the 2005 field season in hand,
Slow death at Sago
Every minute counts when it comes to mine rescue….
Perils of energy subsidies
I recently met with a Bozeman, Mont., writer about my opposition to subsidies for alternative fuels. Was I opposed to all subsidies, including those for fossil fuels, the writer asked, or just for win…
TSX rides golden jet
Quarter-century-high gold prices combined with climbing energy prices to push the resource-laden TSX to its highest-ever close of 11,620.46 points on Jan. 6. Canada’s benchmark index later eased sligh…
Fed comments bring sharp rise
Bets that the Federal Reserve Bank would limit the number of interest rate increases in the near term pushed equity markets south of the border to levels they hadn’t seen since 2001. The Dow Jones Ind…
TSX Venture Shorts (January 16, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Dec. 31, 2005 (with changes from Dec. 15)….
Codelco contractors strike for more money
Chilean copper giant
Aurizon lines up funds for Casa Berardi
Vancouver — Financing for completion and startup of