INSIDER TRADING — Stillwater execs boost stake
Recent insider trading transactions reported by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission include the following:Stillwater Mining (SWC-X) — John Andrews, president, exercised 33,571 options at US$3…
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MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – EASTERN MARKETS — Golds pull down broad market
The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index fell 137.59 points during the report period March 17-23, ending the week at 6,482.33, or 2.1% lower.Resource stocks offered little help, with the gold and precious…
Campbell investigating new zone at Joe Mann mine
Drilling by Campbell Resources (CCH-T) at the Joe Mann gold mine south of Chibougamau, Que., continues to form a picture of a new mineralized zone 300-400 metres east of the existing mine shaft.The mo…
DIAMOND PAGE — De Beers, TNK part ways at Gope
Unimpressed by exploration results, De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRS-Q) has decided to abandon the Gope diamond project in Botswana.The major recently completed a bulk-sampling program on four pipes …
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GREATEST VALUE TRADED, March 17-23
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Virginia drills gold at La Grande Sud
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) continues to intersect gold mineralization at the recently discovered Veines zone, part of the company’s La Grande Sud deposit in Quebec’s James Bay region.The zone, situat…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – WESTERN MARKETS — Western markets cool on Starcore, Argentina Gold
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index sank 5.1 points, or 1.2%, to close the week ended March 23 at 419.57. The mining index lost 6.74 points, or 2.1%, and finished at 307.11.Meanwhile, the com…
DIAMOND PAGE — Rex expands holdings in Mauritania
Rex Diamond Mining (RXD-T) has been awarded three more exploration concessions in Mauritania.Two of the permits, Ouassat and Arouedil, cover a total of 19,600 sq. km of Archean terrain immediately nor…
Barrick to buy stake in Golden Ridge — Major to take over 50% interest held by Randgold Resources
Just weeks after launching a bid for Sutton Resources (STT-T) and its prized Bulyanhulu gold deposit, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) is expanding its holdings around the Tanzanian property by acquiring Johannes…
EASTERN MARKETS — Canadian exchanges propose major overhaul
Near the end of the March 10-16 report period, the four largest Canadian stock exchanges — Toronto, Montreal, Vancouver and Alberta — announced their intention to merge.Citing increased foreign comp…
Metallica cuts gold values in Chile
Junior Metallica Resources (MR-T) has intersected high-grade gold values at its 50%-held La Fortuna property in north-central Chile.La Fortuna is adjacent to the company’s wholly owned El Morro porphy…