Seafield soars on Colombian gold hits
Results from the first three holes from Seafield Resources’ (SFF-V) latest campaign at the Miraflores gold deposit in Colombia sent the company’s shares flying.
Volume 96 Number 43 - Dec 13 - 19, 2010
The ins and outs of going public
For junior miners looking to go public, TMX Group’s (X-T) presentation on going public in Toronto in November offered some helpful advice.
Allana gets cash for feasibility in Ethiopia
With $12.4 million in its pocket, Allana Potash (AAA-V) is set to take its potash play in Ethiopia to the next level.
Peru’s Toledo builds bridges with Canadian miners (December 13, 2010)
Alejandro Toledo, president of Peru from 2001-06, announced in November that he is returning to the public stage and running in the Peruvian presidential elections that will be held in April 2011 to f…
Correction (December 13, 2010)
In “Western Copper doubles down on Casino” ( T. N.M., Nov. 15- 21/10) we wrote Western Copper (WRN-T) is spending $56 million exploring Casino this year. The correct figure is $5.6 million.
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE -NOV. 29-DEC. 3
Despite some poor economic indicators — such as Canada’s account deficit widening to its largest level since 1946 — investors were still holding to the theme of upside potential going forward. Such …
TSX VENTURE EXCHANGE -NOV. 29-DEC. 3
For a second week the S&P-TSX Venture composite index shrugged off its short downturn and made overall gains of 52.93 points, ending at 2,109.93.
U.S. MARKETS -NOV. 29-DEC. 3
U.S. stocks finished the Nov. 29-Dec. 3 week with a strong performance, amid mixed economic data. While U.S. retailers reported strong November sales, a new jobs report showed unemployment had risen t…
Barbados lures Canadian miners
BRIDGETOWN, BARBADOS — One trend to keep an eye on in the New Year is the increasing attractiveness of this Caribbean island for Canadian and other international mining companies wanting to establish holding companies and treasury functions to…
Escobal shows robust economic potential (December 13, 2010)
Designed to improve confidence in the established inferred resource, infill drilling by Tahoe Resources (THO-T) on the high-grade Escobal silver deposit in Guatemala succeeded in expanding the indicat…
Western, Walter in $3.3B merger
VANCOUVER — Two weeks of intense negotiations and due diligence between Western Coal (WTN-T) and Walter Energy (WLT-N) has produced a formal $3.3-billion agreement to merge the two companies and crea…
SPOT PRICES (December 13, 2010)
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