Athabasca Basin attracts uranium explorers
Vancouver — The Athabasca Basin of northern Saskatchewan and Alberta is luring more and more junior companies eager to explore the potential for new uranium discoveries.
Denison Mines Corp
Bema, Cameco, Meridian execs cash in options
The following insider trading transactions were recently reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in the OSC Bulletin:…
Uranium fuels junior market
A continuing trend of strong metals prices, pretty much across the board, drove the junior mining market to a strong week during the Oct. 6-12 period.
Insider Trading (October 11, 2004)
The following insider trading transactions were reported by the Ontario Securities Commission in recent issues of the OSC Bulletin:…
Resource stocks win big on junior market
Resurgent metal and oil prices helped push the TSX Venture Exchange to another strong performance for the period ended Oct. 5, as the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index continued its blistering pace, rising another 75.55 points, or 4.8%, to 1,658.91…
Juniors rebound on back of stronger gold price
On the heels of last week’s positive trading period, TSX Venture Exchange-listed companies continued to gain ground as the gold price climbed higher, owing to a weaker U.S. dollar. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange index continued its climb from Sept.
Resource sector leads the charge
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s energy index powered the way, gaining 4.7% to reach 186.01 points by the end of the Sept. 15-21 report period, as oil prices rose to month-long highs on supply concerns south of the border. The golds chipped in with a…
Junior market hot on uranium
Junior miners had an upbeat week on the markets, with improvements in daily volumes over the Sept. 15-21 period. The average daily volume over the week was about 31 million shares, coupled with an S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index gain of 12.5 over…
Investors anxiously awaiting results
The junior mining market is showing rumblings of gaining some legs with daily trading volumes remaining over the paltry 20-million-share threshold for the week. Investors await exploration results from the plethora of cashed-up companies active ov…
Juniors reflect gold’s weakness
After making some headway in the previous trading period, Toronto Venture Exchange-listed companies gave back some ground as the U.S. dollar strengthened and the gold price eased on decreasing terrorist fears. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange index de…
IUC explores Athabasca properties
Vancouver — With prices for yellow cake near 20-year highs,
Flight to gold drives junior market
Summer doldrums appear to be ending for TSX-Venture junior miners. The S&P-TSX Venture Exchange composite index closed at 1524.79, up 17.5 points over the trading period Aug. 25-31. Daily volumes have also seen awakenings, with well over 20 millio…