Vaaldiam Mining Inc

Cash Minerals — William Clarke appointed president and CEO; Stephen Woodhead appointed director and CFO; Peter Rowlandson appointed director; Tony Wonnacott appointed director and corporate secretary.

Gold Canyon — Leslie Kovacs, Karl Frost, Aung Myint Thein, Mark Nighswander appointed to exploration team at the Springpole Gold project in Red Lake, Ont.

Antofagasta — Jean-Paul Luksic appointed chairman; Marcelo Awad appointed CEO of subsidiary Antofagasta Mining South America.

The government of Kenya has granted Tiomin Resources (TIO-T) a 21-year mining licence for the long-stalled Kwale titanium-sands project, near Mombasa. The licence allows for the mining of ilmenite, rutile, and zircon.

The week of June 9-15 saw a lot of trading, with the 10 most-active companies all trading over 7 million shares. The spot price for gold in the afternoon on June 15 in London closed at US$386.50, down US$5.85 from a week previously.

With strong support from the resource sector, the S&P/TSX composite index jumped 90.81 points over the Feb. 4-10 report period to end the week at 8,751.51.Gold rose US$6.60 in overseas trading to sett…

After years of study, the Kenyan government has approved a 16-year mining lease for Tiomin Resources’ (TIO-T) Kwale titanium-sands project, southwest of Mombasa.The lease, which can be renewed for a f…

Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:o Alamos Minerals (AAS-V) — Chester Millar, director, bought 70,000 shares at 39-57, sold 139,…

As pessimism in multinational conglomerates stretched across the Atlantic, the Toronto Stock Exchange S&P/TSX plunged 107.41 points over the holiday-shortened June 26-July 2 report period, ending the …

Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:- Barrick Gold (ABX-T) — Brian Mulroney, director, exercised 237,500 options indirectly at $22….