Battle brewing between Big Red Diamond and Kel-Ex
Montreal-based Big Red Diamond (DIA-V) has requested an additional 30 days from the Autorit des marchs financiers to file its annual financial statements ended Oct. 31, 2005, blamin…
2006
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….
TSX Venture Short Positions (March 13, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 28, 2006 (with changes from Feb. 15)….
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…
LME Warehouse Levels (March 13, 2006)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Feb. 27, 2006 (change from Feb. 20 in brackets):…
TSX Short Positions (March 13, 2006)
Short positions outstanding at Feb. 28, 2006 (with changes from Feb. 15)….
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (March 13, 2006)
| Date | March 6 | March 3 | March 2 | March 1 | Feb. 28 | High | Low |
| S&P/TSX-Ven Comp | 2643.51 | 2651.23 |