Canadian Royalties signs up with Jinchuan
Details are sketchy, but Canadian Royalties (CZZ-T) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Chinese metal pro…
2006
Silvercorp buying mine, consolidates Ying land position
Vancouver – Silvercorp Metals (SVM-T, SVMFF-O) is buying the Hou-Ping-Gou (HPG) silver-gold-lead mine located withi…
Apex files with SEC
An internal investigation by Apex Silver (SIL-X) has revealed that one of its Latin American subsidiaries may have …
Juniors propose merger to create uranium company
Vancouver A proposed merger between Energy Metals (EMC-V) and Quincy Energy (QUI-V) has been initiated to create …
Twin Mining dives on Jipangu snub
Shares in Twin Mining (TWG-T, TWMNF-O) were off as much as 4.5, or 24%, at 14 in early trading in Toronto on Mar….
Silver ETF a go?
Precious metals investors smiled in early March as spot silver broke through the longstanding US$10-per-ounce barrier to post solid, new 19-year highs. Purchases by speculators have been important dri…
Red Back drilling confirms Abodoabo trench results (March 13, 2006)
Vancouver — The first drill holes on Red Back Mining’s (RBI-T, RBIFF-O) Abodoabo prospect, in southwestern Ghana, are substantiating previous trench results from the gold project….
People (March 13, 2006)
Christopher James Gold — Philip Anderson appointed manager of Latin American operations….
Toronto Stock Exchange February 28-March 6
Toronto stocks recovered from the previous report period’s slip, with the S&P-TSX Composite Index grabbing 176.84 points to hit 111,883.31 by the end of the Feb. 28-March 6 trading period. The gol…
Desert Sun rises on Yamana bid (March 13, 2006)
A friendly bid from Yamana Gold (YRI-T, AUY-X, YAU-L) to take over Desert Sun Mining (DSM-T, DEZ-X) would see the creation of a 450,000-oz. gold producer in the near…
TSX Venture Exchange February 28-March 6
Surging junior mining stocks propelled the TSX Venture Composite Index to test new highs over the Feb. 28-March 6 session, up 100.18 points or 4% at 2,643.51. Average daily trading volumes swelled to…
U.S. Markets February 28-March 6
Rate-hike and gold-price jitters took their toll on U.S. markets over the report period Feb. 28-March 6, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index down 15.86 points at 1,278.26. Senior gold companies s…