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Miners get a bounce

Resource stocks bounced back on U.S. markets after last week’s “mini-correction” aimed mostly at coal and energy companies. Strong gold prices drove the rally over the report period Nov. 15-21, with b…



Thrills and chills on US markets

Gold prices went on a roller-coaster ride over the report period Oct. 25-31. There were thrills and chills in the gold-mining sector too, mostly in the form of Barrick Gold‘s unsoli…


TSX rides the consolidation wave

Consolidation continued to be the buzzword among the Toronto Stock Exchange’s miners during the Oct. 25-31 report period. Barrick Gold stole the show, launching a US$9.2-billion hos…



Barrick moves to swallow older rival

Barrick Gold‘s (ABX-T, ABX-N) hostile takeover bid for Placer Dome (pdg-t) on Oct. 31 reaffirms Barrick’s recent dominance over its long-time and more senior riva…



TSX’s power slide continues

Rising interest rates and inflation worries sent Toronto stocks into convulsions during the Oct. 18-24 report period. The S&P TSX Composite Index yo-yo’d another 192.65 points lower to 10,360.79….


Energy stocks lead TSX down

The Toronto Stock Exchange finished the 4-day trading period Oct. 4-7 down more than 4%, as prices of energy stocks went off the cliff. The composite index was down 468.69 points at 10,612.50, with oi…


The No. 3 shaft at the past-producing Macassa mine near Kirkland Lake, Ont. Kirkland Lake Gold bought the Macassa mine and a 1,500-ton per day mill along with four past-producing gold properties in December 2001. The properties have historically produced some 22 million ounces of gold.

Kirkland Lake: the next Red Lake?

Reinterpreting mineralized structures has paid off for Red Lake and other old gold mining camps in Ontario. Could Kirkland Lake be next?…


Hurricane season blows TSX toward 11,000

The Toronto Stock Exchange tacked on another 113.28 points to make 10,885.16 points amid yo-yoing oil prices, and the downgrading of tropical storm Ophelia, during the report period ended Sept. 12. Af…


Junior miners rally into Labour Day

The S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index surged to a 5-month high going into the Labour Day long weekend, gaining almost 2% or 36.79 points to close out the holiday shortened Aug. 30-Sept. 2 trading se…


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