Freewest closes $550,000 financing
Vancouver — Freewest Resources Canada (FWR-V) has completed a private placement with Teck Cominco (TEK-T) by issui…
2004
Trading Summary (January 29, 2004)
Hints that the U.S. Federal Reserve might waver on its previous statement of keeping interest rates low for a “cons…
New drilling suggests Essakan grade may rise
A ten-hole reverse-circulation drilling program at the Essakan gold deposit in northeastern Burkina Faso has confir…
Etruscan cuts high-grade at Finkolo
Ongoing reverse-circulation drilling on the Finkolo gold project in Mali has returned some high-grade intercepts fo…
Barrick reworks Highland deal (January 28, 2004)
Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has decided to take a smaller stake in Russian gold miner Highland Gold Mining than previously…
Copper Ridge raises $1.87 million
Vancouver — Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) has closed a $1.87 million short form offering at a price of 22. Th…
Trading Summary (January 28, 2004)
Toronto’s gold and base metal stocks were overcome by red ink on Wednesday, as the S&P/TSX Composite Index dropped…
Trading Summary (January 27, 2004)
Plus-2% gains by the gold and telecommunications subindices weren’t enough to keep the Toronto Stock Exchange out o…
Ok Tedi suffers production hiccough
Inmet Mining’s (IMN-T) 18%-owned Ok Tedi copper mine in Papua New Guinea will operate at a minimum of half-capacity…
Cameco’s earnings grow
Increased earnings from the gold business helped Cameco (CCO-T) boost fourth-quarter earnings by 36% despite flat r…
EuroZinc raises cash for Neves Corvo bid
Vancouver In its bid to the giant Neves Corvo copper mine, in Portugal, EuroZinc Mining (EZM-V) has arranged a $3…
Trading Summary -TSX Venture
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange continued to chase a falling bullion price as advancing stocks lost to declin…