Anglo American plc

Several promising grassroots discoveries, many of them made by prospectors, highlighted the 2000 exploration season in British Columbia and could provide a much-needed boost for exploration in the wes…

Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average weakened slightly to 10,591.22, to finish the Feb. 28-March 6 report period down 45.66 points, or 0.4%, while gold gave up most of the previous week’s gains….

The much-publicized takeover offer for De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) has prompted mining analyst Roger Chaplin of Canaccord Capital to take a hard look at what the deal would mean for the comp…

Higher metal prices and increased low-cost production from its new Raglan and Collahuasi mines offset the effects of an ongoing strike at its Sudbury operations, enabling Falconbridge (FL-T) to post r…

Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 231.39 points, or 2.2%, to 10,881.20 during the report period ended Jan. 30, in anticipation of the 0.5% interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserv…

Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average was quiet during the report period ended Jan. 23, moving down 9.85 points, or 0.1%, to 10,649.81, while spot gold perked up to US$266.10 on the Comex divisio…

Until about five years ago, London’s mining giants could only watch in envy as investors paid hefty premiums for shares of much smaller companies listed on North American exchanges. London’s mining se…

Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average edged up 80.11 points, or 0.8%, to finish the Jan. 10-16 report period at 10,652.66, as the market entered what could turn out to be a rocky season for earni…

Denver — The sudden interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve put a charge into the market on Jan. 3, only to see record-setting gains evaporate. The market finished the report period ended Jan. …

Partners Anglo American (AAUK-Q) and Karmin Exploration (YKA-V) have started an airborne electromagnetic survey over their Aripuana massive sulphide property in Brazil’s Mato Grosso del Norte state.Th…

Denver — With the U.S. presidential election still unresolved, the Dow Jones industrial average continued its fall, sinking 186.56 points, or 1.7%, to finish at 10,681.06 at the end of the report per…

Once a copious producer of copper, Zambia has fallen on hard times of late. In 1999, the country’s output totalled just 260,000 tonnes — a far cry from the historic annual peaks of 700,000 tonnes bet…