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TSX on a roll, surpasses Dow Jones

With oil flirting with a record close of US$64 per barrel, Toronto stocks rose 191.42 points to 10,614.35 during the Aug. 2-8 report period. The advance left the S&P/TSX Composite Index north of t…


Chris Fleming, Vice-President of Global Metallurgy with SGS Lakefield.

SGS Lakefield feeds on MinnovEX

SGS Lakefield Research, a unit of Geneva-based Socit Gnrale de Surveillance (SGS) Group, has become an even bigger fish after swallowing Toronto-based metallurgical firm MinnovEX Technologies. Ter…


Toronto miners droop during earnings season

Toronto stocks survived a late stumble to finish the holiday-shortened July 26-29 report period 60.38 points better at a multi-year high of 10,422.93. The S&P-TSX Canadian Gold Index reversed cour…


North Am. Palladium inks Lynn option

North American Palladium (NAP-T) and Rare Earth Metals (REM-V) have signed a definitive agreement to explore for nickel-copper deposits in the Lynn Lake area of M…



Miners recover in quiet market

The summer holidays got their official launch with the Canadian and U.S. holidays during the report period June 28-July 4, and the equity markets put their feet up as well. The Toronto Stock Exchange’…


Mining group slides

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s composite index stayed range-bound during the report period June 21-27, settling at 9,998.09. A 2-parts-per-million change on the week for the broad market obscured some l…




Mustang cuts massive sulphides at Mayville

Less than a month after acquiring the Mayville nickel/copper/platinum-group-element property, near Winnipeg, Man., Mustang Minerals (MUM-V) has reported encouraging drill results….


Oil-fired TSX breaks 10,000

Rising prices for crude oil pushed the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index over 10,000 during the report period June 14-20. The composite finished just shy of that mark, at 9,998.11, up 158.17 poin…


Venture-listed explorers continue rise

Strong metal prices continued to buoy the junior mining market, giving the S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index a 3.2% boost on the week, closing up 53.14 points at 1728.99 for the period June…


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