Exploration activity in most parts of Canada has plummeted in recent years, and the Yukon is no exception. Nonetheless, there are still a few brave hearts with staying power, and they’re managing to f…
Although most of the activity by junior companies in Alaska has been for gold, exploration for platinum group elements is decidedly on the upswing.In the late 1990s, when the price of platinum and pal…
Construction of the Cheviot mine, near Hinton, Alta., has been postponed after several letters of intent to buy coal from the operation expired, says 50%-owner Luscar.Several Japanese steel mills had …
ExchgVol(000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 18049 25.62 23.19 24.94 – 1.06…
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed back 303.36 points, or 3%, to close at 10,393.07 for the report period ended Oct. 24, after a difficult previous week.Spot gold on the New York Mercantile Exch…
The long-awaited merger between Montreal-based Alcan Aluminum and the Alusuisse Lonza Group (Algroup) of Switzerland has been completed, with both companies agreeing to an exchange of shares.The origi…
Canada’s junior exchange posted gains as all indices ended up in the black at the close of the report period Oct 18-24. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index added 45.48 points, or 1.4%, to it…
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$269.30-$3.70Silver$ 4.78-$0.11…
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 24Oct. 23Oct.20Oct. 19Oct. 18Aluminium1496/151…
Is gold the mortal enemy of central bankers? Lawrence Parks, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Monetary Education (FAME), believes so. What’s more, he says the world’s banker…
A hole drilled by Guyana Goldfields (YGI-V) at the Aurora concession in Guyana, South America, has returned 63 ft. grading 1.35 oz. gold per ton.The program is testing the strike length of the Aleck H…
The Toronto Stock Exchange recovered strongly over the report period Oct. 18-24, but the mining stocks were largely left in the dust. The TSE 300 composite index closed at 10,352.10 points, up 219.54 …
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