Market catches gold fever
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average surged again after a brief respite, climbing 384.27 points, or 3.5%, to 11,257.24, its highest point in 15 months. The Nasdaq hit 2313.85.Spot gold on the Ne…
Ashanti Goldfields Company Limited
Market rally gathers steam
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average chugged ahead, gaining 444 points, or 4.2%, in the April 25-May 1 report period to close at 10,898.34, its highest point since mid-February.Most issues were …
Ashanti triumphs in quarter
Denver — Overcoming a possible production shortfall, Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) posted strong results for the first quarter.Earnings totalled US$9 million (or 8 per share), compared with US$6.9 mill…
Ghana’s gold loses lustre as neighbours gain ground
Denver — Ghana’s status as a leading gold producer is being eclipsed by Tanzania, Guinea and Mali, according to a report in The Accra Mail, a private bi-weekly newspaper.Gold production in the West A…
Nasdaq takes yet another tumble
Denver — After a brief respite, the Dow Jones industrial average continued its downward spiral during the report period ended April 3, tumbling 461.83 points, or 4.6%, to 9485.71. Meanwhile, the Nasd…
Orezone ties on to Sadiola
Ottawa-based Orezone Resources (ORZ-T) has picked up an option on the Kantela property, which adjoins the producing Sadiola Hill gold mine in western Mali.The deal, with a private syndicate, gives the…
Market makes steep drop
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average suffered a 2.8% drop, tumbling 300.42 points to 10,290.80 for the report period ended March 13, while the Nasdaq was off 8.6%.Spot gold on the Comex division…
Ashanti takes writedown
Denver — Despite higher revenue and record gold production, Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) posted a net loss (after exceptional items) for 2000.The low gold price forced the Ghana-based company to reduce…
Lupin boosts Echo Bay
Denver — The Lupin mine in Nunavut contributed to a 42% increase in gold production in the fourth quarter for Echo Bay Mines (ECO-X), propelling the company to a profit for 2000.The company’s gold pr…
Ashanti, AngloGold boost reserves at Geita
Geita District, Tanzania — Tanzania’s mining renaissance owes much to the pioneering spirit of Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) and AngloGold (AU-N), which set out, in the late 1990s, to broaden their oper…
Barrick returns to Archean roots at Buly
Bulyanhulu District, Tanzania — Even with scorched red soil and unmistakably African vegetation, it isn’t difficult to imagine the Lake Victoria gold camp as a southern cousin to Canada’s famous Abit…
Angus, Cabot explore for tantalum in Greenland
In January 2000, shortly after its formation, Angus & Ross obtained a 414-sq.-km exploration licence covering a tantalum-and-niobium-bearing deposit within the Motzfeldt Centre of the Igaliko nephelin…