Golds caught by rising greenback
U.S. equity markets were lower over the report period Jan. 18-25, mainly forced lower by poor earnings news. The S&P-500 index was down 2.3% of value, at 1,168.41 points.
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Breakwater gains while St Andrew loses value
The week of Jan. 19-25 saw the price of gold rise US$2.25, to US$424.50 per oz., where it closed in the afternoon in London. The gold index was up 1.8 points and finished at 198.25. The diversified metals and mining index also rose, by 3.7 points,…
The Northern Miner Indices (January 31, 2005)
North American Mining: 110.66 (+0.26)…
Kulan, La Prairie among inductees into Canadian Mining Hall of Fame
An audience of about 600 people attended a banquet to celebrate the achievements of four new inductees to the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.
PDAC applauds diamond strategy
The National Diamond Strategy, recently released by Canada’s premiers, should give a boost to Canada’s diamond exploration sector.
Green zone boosts potential of Imperial’s Mount Polley
Vancouver — Drilling by
Desjardins offers top picks for 2005
In its third annual volume of Strategy Plus, the research department of Montreal-based brokerage house Desjardins Securities weighs in on the year ahead and offers top investment recommendations in all sectors, including mining.
Sabina won’t share the Sidewalk
Junior explorer
Pacific Rim to sell Andacollo mine
Vancouver – Pacific Rim Mining (PMU-T) is selling its wholly-owned Andacollo gold mine in Chile to an unamed arm’s…
Apollo Gold sees more Black Fox high-grade
Vancouver – Mid-tier producer Apollo Gold (APG-T) saw continued high-grade gold intercepts from drilling on its who…
Trade Winds pulls gold at Detour (January 28, 2005)
Drilling by Trade Winds Ventures (TWD-V) has intersected gold mineralization on the Detour West gold property in no…
More high grade at Quimsacocha
Iamgold (IMG-T) continues to cut high-grade gold in drillholes at its Quimsacocha gold property, 40 km southwest of…