McGill mines mineral expert
Renowned scholar Roussos Dimitrakopoulos has joined McGill University in Montreal to pursue his ongoing research into mine engineering….
Inco Limited
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…
Diamond Fields sells marine diamonds
Vancouver — A parcel of Namibian diamonds recovered by the first marine-mining vessel owned and operated by
Combination fells TSX
A double-whammy of looming interest rate hikes and a narrower trade surplus sent Toronto stocks 54.69 points lower to 10,163.03 over the July 12-18 report period. After some early resistance, the gold…
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…
Suppliers Roundup (June 27, 2005)
New owner likely for Boart…
Teck Cominco files US$1b prospectus (June 27, 2005)
Vancouver — The filing of a shelf prospectus by
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…
Koniambo clears hurdle
The proposed Koniambo ferronickel project in New Caledonia’s Northern province, near Kone, is one step closer to fruition following the completion of a feasibility study….
Buoyant metals too weak to float TSX
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index tacked on another 4.5 points to end the May 31-June 6 report period at 186.7 points. After an early dip, gold advanced US$7.60 to close at US$425.85 per oz. in…
Koniambo clears first hurdle
The ambitious Koniambo ferronickel project in New Caledonia’s Northern Province, near the provincial capital of Kon…
Starfield cuts massive sulphides
Vancouver — Results from