2005




Juniors, metals prices show strength

Junior mining stocks appeared to be resurging over the trading period Jan. 4-11. The TSX Venture Exchange lost 15 points, or less than 1%, to close at 1772.53, largely owing to the weak gold price.


Rosaire Emond, Agnico Eagle's project manager at Goldex, stands beside a bulk sample taken from the Goldex deposit. The Goldex headframe is in the background.

Agnico’s success a product of hard work

Val d’Or, Que. — The proliferation of headframes along Hwy. 117 between here and Rouyn-Noranda attests to the high degree of underground exploration and development being carried out by Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T), among other c…



A view of the Ocampo gold camp in Mexico's Chihuahua state.

Ocampo drilling buoys Gammon Lake

Gammon Lake Resources (GAM-T) continues to report encouraging results from stepout and infill drilling on the Ocampo gold-silver project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.


Eritrean government extends olive branch

Vancouver — The Eritrean government is seeking further meetings with foreign companies exploring for minerals in the East African country. The move comes four months after its surprising and unexplained ban on all exploration within its borders.


The Afton open pit copper mine operated from 1978-1987. DRC Resources has identified a large copper-gold resource beneath the pit.

Copper is king in British Columbia

Vancouver — Mineral exploration and development in British Columbia have emerged from a bad nightmare caused by weak commodity prices and an unsupportive previous provincial government.


Idled mill complex at Tagish Lake's Skukum gold property in southern Yukon.

Yukon exploration heats up

Whitehorse, Y.T. — In an effort to improve its economy, the Yukon government is rolling out the welcome mat as it tries to lure companies back into exploring and mining in the territory. Buoyed by a resurgence in metal prices on the heels of devo…



Miners recover

United States stock markets drifted marginally lower over the report period Jan. 5-11, with the S&P 500 index down 5.06 points at 1,182.99.


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