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Markets up, miners follow

A quarter-point move in U.S. interest rates didn’t dampen enthusiasm on Wall Street in the reporting period Nov. 10-16. The Dow Jones Industrial Average, at 10,487.65, and the S&P 500, at 1,175.43, were both about 1% higher after generally buoyant…


A plane carries supplies and personnel to Wolfden Resources' High Lake camp in Nunavut.

Wolfden propels High Lake toward feasibility

At its High Lake polymetallic project in Nunavut, Wolfden Resources (WLF-T) is making the most of a spectacular grassroots exploration find and the relatively inexpensive purchases of a gold deposit and a mill.



Candente hits porphyry copper

Vancouver — Candente Resource (DNT-V) has intersected what appears to be a major porphyry copper zone on its Caariaco project in northern Peru.


Metals bounce back

Despite a tough weekend, U.S. equity markets were little-changed over the report period Oct. 20-26. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 9.14 points at 9,888.48 and the S&P 500 rose 7.86 points to 1,111.09.




BHP active in Manitoba

BHP Billiton Diamonds, a unit of BHP Billiton (BHP-N), plans to drill geophysical anomalies on the Stephens Lake nickel project, 100 km east of Gillam, Man.


Partners confirm Blende silver resource

Vancouver — Partners Eagle Plains Resources (EPL-V) and Shoshone Silver Mining have received an updated resource estimate for the Blende silver-lead-zinc project in the central Yukon.


Partners to expand Cerro Verde

The period ended Oct. 12 was another one of sideways chopping in the broad markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Index falling 110.50 points to 10,077.18 and the S&P 500 index slipping 12.64 points to 1,121.84.


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