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Teck Cominco dips toe in oil sands
Vancouver — After months of investigating potential opportunities for growth, diversified miner
The balm after the storm
Resource companies enjoyed a balmy bounce over the Aug. 30-Sept. 2 report period, with energy and coal companies catching the biggest uplift. The broad-based S&P 500 Index climbed 5.74 points to c…
Breakwater plans Abitibi exploration (September 12, 2005)
A $1.4-million placement of flow-through shares will fund two exploration projects around
Overseas Quotes (September 12, 2005)
Close: Sept. 6, 2005…
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Brazauro drills extend zone at Tocantinzinho
Vancouver — A third-phase drill program by
Junior miners rally into Labour Day
The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index surged to a 5-month high going into the Labour Day long weekend, gaining almost 2% or 36.79 points to close out the holiday shortened Aug. 30-Sept. 2 trading se…
Spot Prices Tuesday, September 6, 2005 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)Change…
LME Warehouse Levels (September 12, 2005)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 5, 2005 (change from Aug. 29 in brackets):…
Foran’s North Star fails to shine (September 12, 2005)
Vancouver — The delayed technical report on
Aginskoye approaches production
Korf, Koryaka, Russia — After years of struggle with environmentalists and the withdrawal of foreign investment, a Russian company is going it alone in its efforts to build the first hard-rock mine i…