2005

Vancouver — Junior mining stocks showed weakness over the Easter-shortened trading period March 22-28 in the face of weaker prices for precious and base metals. The TSX Venture Exchange lost 76.42 po…

Vancouver — Miramar Mining (MAE-T) was more than $32 million in the red in 2004, owing to closure costs incurred at the Con and Giant mines in the Northwest Territories….

U.S. stock markets fell over the holiday-shortened period March 22-28. The S&P 500 index ended the period down 9.5 points, at 1,174.28 points, and the Dow Jones industrial average fell 79.74 point…

A strengthening greenback and higher interest rates south of the border sent gold down another US$7.55 to an afternoon close of US$425.16 per oz. in London on March 24 (London markets remained closed…

Vancouver — Robust coal prices pushed Hillsborough Resources (HLB-T) into the black for both the last quarter of 2004 and the entire year. The Vancouver-based company earned $1.8 m…

International Uranium (IUC-T) has begun processing uranium-bearing waste material at its 2,000-ton-per-day White Mesa mill in southeastern Utah….

Vancouver — Lower production and higher costs at the Sao Bento mine in Brazil contributed to a loss for Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) in 2004. The company posted a US$14-million loss (US5…

Vancouver — Kimber Resources (KBR-T) is drill-testing structures at or near the Carmen deposit, a former producer at the company’s Monterde property in Mexico’s Sierra Madre gold-s…