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Market-watchers disillusioned by the scams of the late 1990s had a little light shine on their faces in the past two months, as the Canadian Venture Exchange used its regulatory power to fix a situati…

Ashton — Robert Boyd appointed president and CEO.Gold Canyon — Perry English appointed vp land management.

75.18 (-4.82)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

53.73 (-1.51)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…

Gold Funds as of June 8, 2000Dynamic MutualCentral FundNet Value$13.11$5.62Price$7.50…

Stronger showings by the utilities and high-tech sectors and a lessening of inflationary fears south of the border combined to push the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index 226.56 points higher during the…

Ashton Mining of Canada (ACA-T) has raised $5.7 million through a rights offering.Approximately three-quarters of the net proceeds will be used to fund the company’s continuing exploration programs in…

Anthony Williams-Jones, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at McGill University, has won the Duncan R. Derry Medal for outstanding contribution by an economic geologist.The award is presented…

Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$286.05-$0.90Silver$ 5.00-$0.05…

Toronto-based royalty company Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Johannesburg-based mining house Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) have announced plans to merge, thereby creating one of the world’s largest gold minin…

Dale Hoffman’s JNR Resources (JNN-V) was recommended as a speculative buy at 20 by Wolverton Securities analyst Tracy Hurley, based on the recent discovery of unconformity-type uranium mineralization…

Only two months since announcing its discovery, Noranda (NOR-T) has attached a resource to the Perseverance zinc-copper zone near its Matagami concentrator in northwestern Quebec.Inferred resources ar…