2005

Junior board moves sideways on waning volumes

The heavily junior-weighted S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index shed 16.55 points over the Nov. 8-14 trading session to close at 2013.78. Average daily trading volumes continued to show signs of weake…


Last TGDG meeting for 2005

The Toronto Geological Discussion Group will welcome geophysical consultant Laurie Reed at its next meeting, slated for Tuesday, Dec. 6 at 4 p.m. at the Ontario Club, Commerce Court South building, in…



Vancouver CIM hosts Hodgson

Stephen Hodgson, vice president of engineering with Northern Dynasty Mines, will discuss the development of his company’s Pebble gold- copper-molybdenum porphyry deposit in Alaska at the next luncheon…


Gold industry should address critics

With the gold price reaching a 20-year high, gold miners should be celebrating. Instead, a string of high-profile newspaper articles and the powerful “No Dirty Gold” consumer campaign — both highligh…


NA Tungsten ships Cantung concentrate

Vancouver — The first tungsten concentrates have been shipped from North American Tungsten‘s (NTC-V, NATUF-O) Cantung mine, on the Northwest Territories-Yukon border….


Hermit junta heads for the hills

Plenty of national governments have moved their country’s capital from a commercial centre out to the boonies, but no one has done it in quite the same demented style as Myanmar’s notorious military j…



Queenstake moving in right direction

Vancouver — Based on its latest quarterly results, Queenstake Resources‘ (QRL-T, QEE-X) leaner and meaner operating plan at the Jerritt Canyon mine complex in Nevada seems to be hi…


Coeur d’Alene back in the black

Vancouver — Cost-cutting initiatives and increased production pushed Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T, CDE-N) into the black during the latest quarter ended Sept. 30. The company posted…


Metals gain in firming market

An end-of-week rally saved the Toronto stock market from posting a loss during the reporting period Nov. 8-14. A broad-based recovery brought the TSX Composite Index back to 10,684.72, for a net gain…


Royal to bankroll Taranis

Fresh from financing High River Gold Mines‘ (HRG-T, HRIVF-O) Taparko gold project in Burkina Faso, gold royalty house Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) has inked a deal…


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