Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 27, 2002)
DateMay 21May 20May 17May 16May 15HighLowTSX Composite7688.31Holiday7727.037738.117706.
Gold Reserve Inc
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 20, 2002)
DateMay 14May 13May 10May 9May 8HighLowTSX Composite7716.917661.407596.067632.267707.82…
Venezuela takes control of Las Cristinas (March 18, 2002)
Vancouver — Two rulings by Venezuela’s mines ministry have laid the groundwork for what could become a bidding war over control of the legally plagued Las Cristinas gold property in Bolivar state.The…
Base metals prices confound expectations
After a week (Jan. 28-Feb. 1) which saw copper move from severe vulnerability to the strongest technical close in more than six months and aluminum climb above US$1,400 per tonne, the base metals comp…
Brett licence approved
The government of El Salvador has issued an exploration licence covering the El Potosi gold mine to Vancouver-based Brett Resources (BRN-V). The new licence was issued in conformance with a new Mining…
What’s in store for the US dollar and gold?
In a short essay titled Making sense of the gold price, Paul van Eeden of Rick Rule’s San Diego-based Global Resource Investments makes a compelling case for buying gold to protect against a weakening…
Francisco eyes targets in Guatemala
Vancouver — Junior Francisco Gold (FGX-V) has identified additional targets on ground surrounding the promising Marlin Main zone in Guatemala.Regional prospecting and sampling 30 km southeast of the …
Vannessa seeks injunction
Vancouver — Legal issues are once again taking centre-stage at the Las Cristinas gold property in Bolivar state, Venezuela. Minera Las Cristinas (Minca), which is 95%-held by Vannessa Ventures (VVV-V…
US data drag prices lower
Despite fresh production cuts in zinc and copper (in byproduct form), base metals prices continued to trend lower during the report period Oct. 29-Nov. 2, dominated by poor economic data out of the U….
Base metal consumption falls
The extent to which the world has changed since the events of Sept. 11 was made more clear when the base metals industry gathered for LME Week (Oct. 22-26), a major event in the metals calendar year. …
CDNX holds ground as rockets roar
Vancouver — The highly anticipated first strike by U.S.-led forces against Afghanistan failed to rattle Canada’s junior exchange during the 4-day report period ended Oct. 9. The Canadian Venture Exch…
IMF forecasts spur optimism
Metals prices turned in another poor performance during the report period Sept. 24-28 as fears over the global economic outlook intensified. Of the major London Metal Exchange metals, nickel and zinc …