White Gold says drilling pushes VG high-grade zone down-plunge to 350mUpdated Oct 27, 2026 12:31pm ET MarketsThe S&P/TSX Composite was up 154.86 points at 36,099.02 so far today, a gain of 0.43%, with base metal stocks helping. Expectations of a Bank of Canada rate increase have been building as higher energy prices weigh on the economy, and the Canadian dollar eased, with CAD/USD at 0.71214 and USD/CAD at 1.40419. Oil (US$) was down 1.74 at 100.02 in midday trade, while gold (US$) rose 33.7 to 4,072.1. BCE signed a deal to sell 49.9% of a new tower-owning business to Quebec investor La Caisse, at $2.45 billion. On Wall Street, the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.32% as AI-related stocks, Broadcom among them, lent support. Venture & CSEThe S&P/TSX Venture Composite was up 12.10 at 837.38 so far today, and the CSE Composite rose 1.96 to 139.51. Gold (US$) gained 33.7 to 4,072.1 and silver (US$) added 0.114 to 54.455 in midday trade. White Gold reported an intercept of 2.73 g/t gold across 21.8m, which includes a 4.18 g/t gold section across 8.8m, and said it pushes high-grade mineralization at its VG deposit 120m down-plunge, to 350m. Iamgold reported drilling at Nelligan in Quebec that included a 2.23 g/t gold interval over 77 metres. Osisko Gold Group issued a construction progress update on its Cariboo Gold Project, and Cygnus Metals gave an update on implementing the scheme of arrangement for its acquisition by Central Asia Metals. Deep Sea Minerals (CSE: SEAS) said it is seeking a U.S. listing through an offering of American depositary shares. Teck said a strike by workers has cut output at Highland Valley Copper in British Columbia. Market data
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Oct 27, 2026 12:24pm ET Written by AI based upon public market data and company news releases, and checked automatically before publishing. Company statements are reported as the companies made them. Not investment advice. Also on Oct 27, 2026
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