Esperanza hits more gold at Cerro Jumil
The first few holes of a second-phase drill program by
2006
Solitario drilling cuts gold at Mercurio (January 09, 2006)
Early-stage drilling on the Mercurio gold prospect in the Tapajos region of Par state, Brazil, has intersected some substantial widths of gold mineralization….
Chinese to fund Petaquilla development
EuroZinc adopts poison pill
Vancouver —
Big gains for golds over holiday
The year-end recovery of the gold price proved to be a real jolt in the gold sector, while the broader market moved little. The TSX Composite Index gained only 0.2%, rising 26.89 points to 11,272.26 o…
Only golds glitter in US market
U.S. equity markets weakened in the four trading days Dec. 27-30, with investors reacting to an inversion in the yield curve for government notes. Ten-year U.S. Treasuries closed the year showing a yi…
Geoscientists in short supply
The red flags have been up for years: there are simply not enough students entering the earth sciences to sustain the mining and petroleum sector….
Canadian Gold Mutual Funds (January 09, 2006)
Close: Dec. 30, 2005…
Overseas Quotes (January 09, 2006)
Close: Jan.2, 2006…
Wind farms mostly benign
Wind energy is the fastest-growing electricity source on the planet today, and for good reason: it is becoming increasingly competitive with traditional electricity sources and has a very low environm…
Daily Metal Prices (January 09, 2006)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)…
Roy Lloyd
Roy Lloyd, a Saskatchewan government employee who helped establish Cameco — now the largest uranium producer in the world — has died of cancer. He was 64….