Virginia climbs on lonore expansion
Shares in Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) jumped more than 10% in early trading in Toronto on Nov. 8, after the company…
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Limon shut down by wildcat action
A blockade of an access road at the Limon gold mine in Nicaragua has led owner Glencairn Gold (GGG-T, GLE-X) to shu…
Ursa eyes Agnew Lake uranium
Shifting gears, platinum group metal explorer Ursa Major Minerals (UMJ-V) plans to sink a pair of holes on the pa…
Silver Standard extends South Ridge
Ongoing drilling by Silver Standard Resources (SSO-T) has extended the South Ridge zone on the Pitarrilla silver pr…
Southern Rio hits gold at Davidson
Vancouver A first-phase drill program has generated a new gold discovery for Southern Rio Resources (SNZ-V) at it…
Why warrants? Why now? (November 07, 2005)
I was going to title this article, “Warrants for Dummies,” but I didn’t want to offend any readers….
The golden chop shop
It’s been speculated for so long that nobody can really say he was surprised by someone making a takeover bid for Placer Dome. The company has looked for years as if it could be sold for parts; all th…
Anvil surviving the storm
It’s common to see brightly coloured mattresses decorating the thatched roofs of Congolese huts during the rainy season. Downpours often reach inside the dwellings, forcing villagers to dry their belo…
Placer agrees to Cerro Casale sale (November 07, 2005)
With its attention focused on three recently approved development projects,
Energy and metals to outperform in Q4
Commodity markets have performed largely in line with our expectations: Crude oil prices have held up well above US$60 per barrel, while natural gas and oil products have seen the largest price gains…
Thrills and chills on US markets
Gold prices went on a roller-coaster ride over the report period Oct. 25-31. There were thrills and chills in the gold-mining sector too, mostly in the form of
Tricks and treats mark Venture trading
Vancouver — The trading session Oct. 25-31 was more chills than thrills as gold prices bounced around and then fell from recent highs, clipping the share prices of some junior companies in the proces…