Gold bulls bank profits
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange lost ground over the report period ended June 11 as investors took profits in junior gold stocks and found renewed interest in diamond explorers. The Standard & P…
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Diamond potential near Wawa lures big guns
An unusual diamond occurrence near Wawa in northern Ontario is attracting the attention of De Beers and Kennecott Canada Exploration.A package of unassuming Archean alkaline metavolcanic rocks is yiel…
CDNX moves into spring on bullish note
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued to gain momentum over the holiday-shortened report period ended April 2. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index jumped 20.65 points, or 1.7%, to clo…
CDNX moves moderately higher
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange managed to post a modest gain over the week ended March 26. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index added 6.47 points, or 0.5%, to close at 1164.77.After more …
De Beers sees Canada as top priority
De Beers has allocated more than half its 2002 global exploration budget to The Great White North, and that, when combined with planned expenditures on the Snap Lake and Victor diamond projects, means…
CDNX endures ho-hum week
CANADIAN VENTURE EXCHANGEVancouver — The CDNX closed the week ended March 19 little changed from the previous report period. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index finished at 1158.30, or 0.75 of…
CDNX shows bullish momentum
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued to move into positive territory as juniors and majors alike schmoozed at this year’s PDAC convention in Toronto. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite in…
CDNX follows major bourses down
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange slid into bear country over the week ended Feb. 19. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index dropped 35.92 points, or 3.1%, to close at 1116.95.With drill resul…
CDNX keeps the faith
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange fared better than the major bourses, closing the period Jan. 23-29 in the black. The Standard & Poor’s-CDNX composite index tacked on 17.41 points, or 1.5%, to fi…
FPO Production from Snap Lake project delayed until 2006
A depressed rough diamond market has given De Beers cause to push back production from the Snap Lake underground diamond project in Canada’s Far North until 2006, more than a year longer than was orig…
Wawa diamond hunt slow but steady
Fed by initial prospecting successes, the Wawa diamond hunt may have stirred some enthusiasm in its early days, but it now appears to be settling down to slower and more systematic exploration.The are…
Mining index suffers summer slump
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange lost ground over the report period ended July 31, with the mining index slipping considerably. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index lost 10.69 points, or…