Barrick Gold Corporation

The Toronto Stock Exchange, shaking from its encounter with the spectre of Quebec’s secession, rose strongly after Monday’s referendum result in that province. The TSE composite index jumped 79.4 poin…

An unstable dollar brought interest rate shivers to market traders last week, but few really lost their nerve as the Toronto Stock Exchange spent the week in a slow decline. The TSE 300 composite inde…

Although Barrick Gold (TSE) has dropped its option on the Walsh Lake property, owner Nebex Resources (ASE) is still encouraged by last winter’s drill results on the property, near Yellowknife, N.W.T.T…

Concerns about the upcoming Quebec referendum and related political uncertainty softened gains made by metals and gold stocks as the TSE 300 composite managed to post a reasonable gain. For the 5-day …

A private placement of a million shares at 60 cents each will fund drilling by World Wide Minerals (TSE) on its Easter gold property in southeastern Nevada.The program will test three mineralized, epi…

Airborne magnetic and radiometric surveys on the Costa Rican projects of Lyon Lake Mines (ME) have resulted in several new targets.The areas of interest include the Beta Vargas property, 150 km northw…

Exploration companies are active again in the Hemlo gold district of northern Ontario, working at a slower and steadier pace than their predecessors did in the early 1980s.About 85-90% of the greensto…

Four senior officers of Barrick Gold (TSE) recently exercised options to acquire shares, which they then sold.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, Luis Baertl, senior officer…

Although the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index added a fraction, the TSE had a quiet week, with both mining indexes moving lower.For the four trading days ended Sept. 5, the composite moved u…

Under a joint-venture agreement in Brazil, Barrick Gold (TSE) has begun drilling 1,000 metres on the Paula Cecilia property of Jordex Resources (TSE).The deal covers nine of Jordex’s gold exploration …

The lack of interest from institutional investors, coupled with a stronger Canadian dollar, left the Toronto market quiet as the TSE 300 composite posted a marginal loss. For the 5-day report period e…

Surface drilling at the Willoughby gold property will wind down following the completion of three remaining holes on the North zone.Partners Camnor Resources (VSE) and Gold Giant Minerals (VSE) will h…