Toronto Stock Exchange Sept 15-21
The S&P/TSX composite index continued its rise over the Sept. 15-21 reporting period from a low reached last March (7,566.94 points), gaining 92.57 points to close at 11,424.61 — but not before h…
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TSX Venture Exchange Sept. 15-21
The clock continued to tick backwards on the S&P/TSX Venture composite index for the Sept. 15-21 reporting period. Gaining 11.17 points to 1,269.35, the Venture hit its highest point since the fir…
Timmins Gold Mine’s Long Road To Production
The Timmins West gold camp in Ontario has gotten a second life. High-grade gold in drill results from Lake Shore Gold (LSG-T, LSGGF-O) and a US$1,000-per-oz. gold price have started an area play with many junior companies staking and exploring…
Cogitore Looks Deeper At Scott Lake
SITE VISIT CHIBOUGAMAU, QUE. — Gérald Riverin can hardly contain himself as he stands next to the marker for drill hole no. 34 at Cogitore Resources’ (WOO-V, CGORF-O) Scott Lake project, 20 km west of Chibougamau, Que., one warm and…
BC To Build $400M Transmission Line
VANCOUVER — There is no equivocation from B. C.’s Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Blair Lekstrom about completing the province’s proposed northwest transmission line (NTL).
Noront Finds More Mineralization
Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) has finally published much-anticipated assay results from nine holes drilled almost 1,000 metres below surface at the junior’s flagship Eagle One nickel-copper- plati…
Copper Mountain And Taseko Spar Over Merger
VANCOUVER — Bad blood is fomenting between Taseko Mines (TKO-T, TGB-X) and Copper Mountain Mining (CUM-T, CPPMF-O) over a proposed merger and financing.
Ontario, Quebec Still Golden
DENVER, COLO., — If you think exploring for gold in Ontario and Quebec is a yawn, think again. GFMS has just released a World Gold Analyst report on the two neighbouring Canadian provinces showing ju…
Lundin To Sell Ozernoe In Russia
VANCOUVER — Lundin Mining (LUN-T, LMC-N) is saying goodbye to Russia, having agreed to sell back its 49% stake in the Ozernoe zinc-lead project to joint-venture partner MBC Resources for US$35 millio…
First Quantum Out Of Luck In The DRC
A mining official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has stamped out any hope First Quantum Minerals ( FM-T, FQVLF-O) may have had that it could bring its Kolwezi tailings project in the ce…
People (September 28, 2009)
Canplats Resources — Richard Dufresne appointed exploration manager.
Sunridge Gold Lands US$10M For Asmara
Vancouver junior Sunridge Gold (SGC-V) is getting a helping hand from copper giant Antofagasta Minerals (ANFGY-O, ANTO-L) to develop part of its Asmara project in Eritrea.