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Juniors test kimberlites

Vancouver — Tres-Or Resources (TRS-V) and Adroit Resources (ADT-V) will jointly explore for diamonds, gold, base metals, and platinum and palladium at several pr…


CNQ opens office in Vancouver

The CNQ, Canada’s newest stock exchange, now has a satellite office in downtown Vancouver in order to accommodate about a third of the CNQ-listed companies based there….



Spot Prices Tuesday April 19, 2005 Courtesy of Scotiabank

Precious Metals Price (US$/oz.) Change
Gold $426.90 -2.25
Silver $7.06 -0.18
Platinum<...



Drill holes sometimes lie

Drilling off reserves of placer gold is widely assumed to be a simple matter compared with the challenges presented by hardrock mining. After all, you’re dealing with gravel. I certainly held this vie…



High volume leads mostly to losses

The period April 12-18 saw the price of gold fall $3.25, to US$425.75 per oz., where it closed in the afternoon in London. All the mining-related indices fell as well. The gold index fell 9.4 points t…


Freewest strips sulphides at Sungold

A massive sulphide discovery by Freewest Resources (FWR-V) has revived interest in the Shebandowan area of northwestern Ontario, which is better-known for gold and nickel….


Venture board takes its lumps

Junior explorers were bruised and battered as gold remained weak over the April 12-18 report period. The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index continued its slide, shedding a whopping 138.87 points, or…



Commodity gloom spreads

U.S. equity markets were generally lower in the report period April 12-18, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling back 377.31 points, or 3.6% of value, to close at 10,071.25 points. Even as cru…


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