CDNX breaks 3,000 mark in brisk trading
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange broke the 3,000 mark during the week ended April 24, as all indices posted gains. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 50.17 points, or 1.7%, t…
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MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, APRIL 18-24
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Base metal miners start year in the black
The April 18-24 report period saw Canada’s biggest base metal producers issue a string of relatively healthy first-quarter earnings reports.Inco announced it had earned US$85 million or US42 a share …
Radius seeks Guatemalan gold
Vancouver — Radius Explorations (RDU-V) is about to begin a first phase of reverse-circulation drilling at the Tambor gold project in Guatemala.The 20-hole, 2,500-metre program will focus on the Brid…
Gold Funds (April 30, 2001)
Dundee Precious MetalsCentral FundNet Value$12.57$5.23Price$7.75$4.97Discount38.35…
Banner year for Sullivan
MAY 1951Sullivan Consolidated registered its best year since 1943, after taking into account the added revenue from the East Sullivan gold mine in Bourlamaque Twp., near Val d’Or, Que.Total profit in …
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, APRIL 18-24
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Cacamuya takes a back seat to Mann
Vancouver — Historically low gold prices and high platinum-palladium prices have caused First Point Minerals (FPX-…
De Beers offer sweetened after institutions demur
The bid by a group led by Anglo American (AAUK-Q) to take De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) private has been ra…
Boliden posts another loss
Boliden (BOL-T) lost US$21.5 million on revenues of US$311.7 million in the three months ended March 31, marking th…
Eldorado slips into the red
Vancouver — Lower gold production and higher costs pushed Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) into the red during the first quar…
Teck enters hunt near Thunder Bay
Vancouver — The geology around Lake Nipigon in northern Ontario is quietly attracting the attention of major and j…