Barrick plans buyback (May 19, 2003)
Barrick Gold (ABX-T) has budgeted up to US$500 million for a share buyback program aimed at propping up its faltering share price.The world’s third-largest gold producer plans to buy up to 35 million …
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Anaconda eyes Pine Cove (May 19, 2003)
Anaconda Gold (ANX-V) has inked a deal to acquire up to a 60% stake in New Island Resources’ (NIS-V) Pine Cove gold project, near Baie Verte, Nfld.New Island Resources is based in St. John’s, Nfld.Tor…
High River in black for 2002 (May 19, 2003)
High River Gold (HRG-T) has finished 2002 with earnings of $1.7 million, an improvement over 2001 when asset writedowns left it with a loss for the year.Earnings for 2002 amounted to 2 per share but …
Drilling confirms copper-gold at Afton (May 19, 2003)
Vancouver — DRC Resources (DRC-T) has tabled results from two infill holes drilled at its Afton copper project, near Kamloops, B.C.The two holes were collared near previous hole 2K01-49 and are part …
Spot Prices Wednesday May 14, 2003 Courtesy of Scotiabank
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$348.90+5.90Silver$4.82+0.06Platinum$662.00+34.00…
Daily Metal Prices (May 19, 2003)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange — Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMay 13May 12May 9May 8May 7Al Alloy1405/1395…
Producer and Dealer Prices (May 19, 2003)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$2,540/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$2.85/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.65/lb.Cobalt: Recent trades US$9.40-10.25/lb.Copper: Comex July US$0.7645/lb.Indium: Indium Corp., ingot, US$140/kg.Iridi…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 19, 2003)
DateMay 13May 12May 9May 8May 7HighLowTSX Composite6702.916717.506650.036620.776…
Miners have volatile week
U.S. stock markets advanced modestly over the five trading days May 7-13, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index up 7.91 points at 942.30 and the Dow Jones industrial average 90.89 points higher at 8,67…
Sao Bento returns Eldorado to black (May 19, 2003)
With production levels restored at the Sao Bento mine in Brazil, Eldorado Gold (ELD-T) turned in a tidy profit for the first three months of 2003.The company earned US$2.6 million (or a penny per shar…
Loan puts Tirisano expansion on fast track
A loan from the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa will enable Etruscan Resources (EET-T) and Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) to expand their Tirisano alluvial diamond mine in that cou…
No waiver for Goldstream-Willa (May 19, 2003)
Vancouver — The British Columbia Environmental Assessment Office will not grant the Goldstream-Willa gold project a waiver under the environmental assessment process.The move came as a surprise to pr…