Wheaton River gains Mexican foothold
After spending the better part of a year raising cash and disposing of certain development properties, the revamped management team of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has struck a deal to buy the minin…
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Falco starts year in the black
Higher production, lower costs and rebounding metal prices translated into a better-than-expected first quarter for Falconbridge (FL-T).The major earned $20.4 million (or 10 per basic and fully dilut…
Trading Summary (May 02, 2002)
The S&P/TSX Composite Index gained 23.19 points to end at 7,675.33 on Thursday. The golds remained in investors’ si…
Anglo nabs Disputada for US$1.3 billion
Vancouver – Adding some muscle to its already impressive base metal portfolio, London-based Anglo American (AAUK-Q)…
Goldcorp cruises on Red Lake (May 02, 2002)
Despite lower revenue, GoldCorp (G-T) was able to post higher first-quarter earnings thanks to the performance of i…
AngloGold lowers costs (May 02, 2002)
Vancouver – Having been knocked out of the number one spot in terms of gold ounces produced, AngloGold (AU-N) has l…
Hecla posts loss despite improved operating performance
Although gold production was up and cash costs were down at Hecla Mining (HL-N), the company still posted a loss fo…
Strike delays Trans Hex restructuring
Trans Hex International (THI-V) has negotiated a non-brokered private placement of up to 1 million units at 15U api…
Trading Summary (May 01, 2002)
The newly named S&P/TSX Composite Index ended its first day of trading 16.09 points lower at 7,647.3. The golds tac…
Philex sees more signs of a second porphyry (May 01, 2002)
Vancouver — As impressive drill results keep rolling in from the Boyongan copper-gold prospect in the Philippines,…
Cayeli, Troilus land Inmet in black (May 01, 2002)
Higher production at the Cayeli copper-zinc mine in Turkey and the Troilus gold mine in northern Quebec helped offs…
Kinross posts deeper loss (May 01, 2002)
Lower gold production and higher cash costs led Kinross Gold (K-T) to more than double its net loss for the first t…