U.S. Markets Nov. 21-27
A combination of concern over the weakness in the U.S. dollar and forecasts of softening retail sales helped to push the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 195.8 points to 12,121.71 during the Nov. 20-…
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Toronto Stock Exchange Nov. 21-27
The Toronto composite index touched an all-time high of 12,676.85 points on Nov. 27, pulling back slightly that day to finish at 12,542.45. That capped a reporting period of Nov. 21-27 where all-time …
Oxiana adds Kalimantan projects
Australian copper and gold producer Oxiana (OXFLY-O, OXR-A) has signed an agreement with Vancouver junior Kalimantan Gold (KLG-V, KMGLF-O) to earn an interest in Kalimantan’s KSK copper-gold property …
Gold Hawk set to restart Coricancha
Vancouver — Recent Peruvian government resolutions lifting a 2002 “stop work order” on the concentrator at its Coricancha gold- silver-lead-zinc mine, located 90 km east of Lima in west-central Peru,…
Pirquitas to go into production (December 04, 2006)
Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T, SSRI-Q) will go ahead with construction of a mine at its Pirquitas silver project in Jujuy province, Argentina, which would produce about 9 million oz. per year over …
De Beers opens diamond centre
De Beers officially opened Canada’s first Diamond Display Centre recently. The centre, which is located at De Beers Canada headquarters in Toronto, is the first permanent display of this type outside …
Alexco drilling at Keno Hill
Vancouver — Investors drove the stock of Alexco Resources (AXR-T, AXORF-O) to a new 52-week high of $5.10 recently, encouraged by the latest results from a Yukon silver project managed by the company…
Lake Shore adds to Timmins West
Vancouver — Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) has delivered a significant resource increase at its Timmins West project, located about 18 km west of Timmins, Ont.
Noront hits bonanza grades at Windfall (December 01, 2006)
Vancouver – The extensively tested Windfall gold project in Urban Township, Quebec turned over a pleasant surprise …
Lluvia agreement inked
Toronto junior Columbia Metals (COL-V) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Lluvia de Oro gold mine, a …
Xstrata starts phase one for new Sudbury mine
Xstrata (XTA-L, XSRAF-O) will invest $18 million by March 2007 on the first phase of development of its Fraser Morg…
Ravensthorpe to cost US$2.2 billion
A revision of estimated capital costs for the Ravensthorpe laterite nickel project in Western Australia now gives t…