Toronto Stock Exchange Dec. 18-19
The TSX Composite Index rose 2.71 points over the shortened pre-Christmas trading period Dec 18-19, ending at 13,389.82.
Canada
Strong loonie hammers Harry Winston in Q3
What could have been a strong quarter for Harry Winston Diamond (HW-T, HWD-N) turned sour, as the strong Canadian dollar erased the effects of higher sales and earnings — and then some.
Noront reports new high-grade intervals at Double Eagle
Noront Resources (NOT-V, NOSOF-O) is reporting promising new assay results from its rich nickel-copper find in the remote James Bay region of northern Ontario.
Cross Lake’s QR gold mine in full production
Vancouver — Production is finally in full swing at Cross Lake Minerals’ (CRN-T, CRNKF-O) QR gold mine, near Quesnel, B.C.
Tahera seeks $40M to stay afloat
As 2007 comes to a close, Tahera Diamond (TAH-T, TAHEF-O) will go down as one of the more dire mining stories of the year.
Surge in geo students cramps U of T budget
Letter to the Editor
Editorial: Boyd and Scherkus build Agnico-Eagle into powerhouse
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle Mines, with its technical competence, unshakeable faith in gold, independent streak, a…
Hawthorne looks for new flagship
Hawthorne Gold (HGC-V) and Cusac Gold Mines (CQC-V, CUSIF-N) have agreed to merge the two companies into one, bigge…
Maximus confirms gold and silver-rich zone at Hope Bay, Nunavut
Results from its 2007 drilling program in the Hope Bay gold belt of Nunavut have yielded significant gold and silve…
Northern Energy & Mining will reduce stake in Peace River Coal
NEMI Northern Energy & Mining (NNEa-T) is in a relatively strong financial position with working capital of C$9.7 m…
TNM’s 2007 mining persons of the year: Agnico-Eagle’s Boyd and Scherkus
No company better embodies the spirit of Canada’s plucky gold mining sector today than Toronto-based Agnico-Eagle M…
Sanatana jumps on kimberlite results (December 24, 2007)
Vancouver — The first results from Sanatana Diamonds’ (STA-V) Dharma kimberlite pipe in the Northwest Territories sparked a storm of trading in the usually quiet junior, boosting its share price 416%…