Western markets bullish as composite jumps
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange closed the week ended Feb. 25 on an uptick. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index jumped 14.93 points, or 1.37% of its value, to close at 1.103.26.Stornowa…
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Surging gold energizes Venture Exchange
Vancouver — With a little help from gold, Canada’s junior exchange closed the week ended Feb. 4 on an uptick. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index added 15.6 points, or 1.4% of its value, and…
War fears fuel gold market
Vancouver — Fear of war with Iraq continued to fuel the resource market over the week ended Jan. 21. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index added 12.84 points, or 1.15% of its value, and closed…
Canada’s junior exchange chases bull
Vancouver — The TSX Venture Exchange continued its bull run over the week ended Jan. 15. The S&P composite index closed up 15.2 points, or 1.38% of its value, to 1,110.57.Oasis Diamond Exploration tr…
2002 marked by further consolidation
It did not feel as momentous as 2000 or 2001, when we saw the creation of several global mining giants, but 2002 was full of smaller-sized mergers, particularly in the precious metals sector.Among the…
Junior exchange edges up
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted modest gains over the week ended Dec. 10. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index tacked on 6.05 points, or 0.63% of its value, and closed at 966.24.P…
De Beers finds base metals in northern Ontario
When it comes to new discoveries, expect the unexpected.While exploring for diamonds in the western James Bay Lowlands of northern Ontario, De Beers stumbled across some sulphide mineralization on gro…
Venture exchange bucks downward trend
Vancouver — Despite the major bourses being spooked by profit warnings, Canada’s junior exchange managed to scrape together a few points to buck the trend over the week ended Sept. 17. The TSX Ventur…
Junior market hits yearly low
Vancouver — A lack of buying conviction going into the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks in the U.S. pushed Canada’s junior bourse to its lowest levels of the year during the report period e…
Bears maul bulls on junior exchange
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGEVancouver — Canada’s venture exchange succumbed to downward market pressure over the week ended July 16. The S&P TSX Venture Exchange composite index tumbled 52.03 points, or 4.5%…
Diagem merges with EAG
Shareholders of Diagem International Resource (DGM-V) and Emerging Africa Gold (YEG-V) have agreed to merge the companies, creating a stronger, junior explorer focused on diamonds.Shareholders of Emer…
Gold bulls bank profits
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange lost ground over the report period ended June 11 as investors took profits in junior gold stocks and found renewed interest in diamond explorers. The Standard & P…