TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -Sept. 27-Oct. 1
The TSX composite index rose marginally for the Sept. 27 -Oct 1 period to 12,363.08 from 12, 246.37.
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TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -Sept. 27-Oct. 1
The S&P-TSX Venture composite index continued its growth streak during the Sept. 27-Oct. 1 trading period with a 45.25-point gain to put the board at 1,744.79 points, its highest in almost two yea…
U.S. MARKETS -Sept. 27-Oct. 1
Gold continued its ascent during the week of Sept. 27-Oct. 1 to finish at US$1,318.60 per oz. while U.S. equities dipped on both the Dow Jones industrial average and the S&P 500 index.
Soho flaunts PEA numbers
VANCOUVER — Soho Resources (SOH-V) has released the numbers from a preliminary economic assessment (PEA) on its Tahuehueto polymetallic project in Durango, Mexico.
Wolverine sinks claws into the Yukon (October 11, 2010)
VANCOUVER — Demonstrating the feverish excitement about the Yukon, Wolverine Minerals’ (WLV-V) share price spiked on news that it had secured a large block of property in the territory.
Fronteer gives JS Redpath construction contract
The building of a decline at Fronteer Gold’s (FRG-T, FRG-N) Northumberland project in Nevada has been awarded to J.S. Redpath Corp. of Sparks, Nev. Blasting and excavation of the portal is expected to…
SNC-Lavalin to lead Renard’s feasibility study
Montreal-based engineering and construction firm SNC-Lavalin (SNC-T) has been awarded the lead contract for a feasibility study of Stornoway Diamond’s (SWY-T) Renard diamond project in Quebec’s Otish …
Rio Novo’s dual-track to produce Brazilian gold
VANCOUVER — Since completing a $40-million initial public offering earlier this year, Rio Novo Gold (RN-T) has been busy exploring and developing two advanced gold projects in Brazil — Almas in Toca…
La Bodega gives more to Ventana
Ventana Gold’s (VEN-T) La Bodega project continues to impress with seemingly every hole the company punches into the Colombian mountainside.
SaskPower proposes new transmission line
SaskPower is proposing to build a new 230-kilovolt transmission line to service Shore Gold’s (SGF-T) diamond mine project within the Fort la Corne Provincial Forest.
SPOT PRICES (October 11, 2010)
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BHP’s Potash Corp. bid jumps another hurdle
The hostile US$40-billion takeover bid by BHP Billiton for Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan took another big step forward on Oct. 1 with the release of a report on the bid by the Conference Board of Canad…