Customs hold-up has Barrick investors on edge
Gold from Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently baptized Pueblo Viejo mine is being held up by customs in the Dominican Republic, but it appears a resolution is at hand.
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The wrath of the writedown
VANCOUVER — The mining sector has seen more than its fair share of writedowns of late.
The Wrath of the Writedown
VANCOUVER – The mining sector has seen more than its fair share of writedowns of late.
McEwen finds a sweet spot in Sinaloa
MOCORITO, SINALOA, MEXICO — The state of Sinaloa is a narrow strip of land hugging 650 km of coastline in northwestern Mexico that makes up 3% of the country’s land mass, 2% of its population and a hefty 30% of its food production.
Northern Gold’s great expectations
TIMMINS, ONT. — Greg Gibson is all about the big score, even if he has to take small steps to get there.
The high-stakes world of Papua New Guinea mining
PORT MORESBY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA — Rising out of the sea at the collision of the Pacific and Indo-Australian tectonic plates, Papua New Guinea is the stuff of legend for both its geological potential and punishing working environment.
Goldcorp keeps its shine through tough gold markets
VANCOUVER — Though it was not all good news for Vancouver-based major Goldcorp (G-T, GG-N), the company can rest easy on a strong fourth quarter that beat analysts’ estimates and set production records.
Barrick takes US$3.8B writedown on Lumwana
VANCOUVER — Copper isn’t turning out to be the growth avenue Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) hoped it would be.
Northern Gold takes it small to go big
TIMMINS, ONT. — Greg Gibson is all about the big score, even if he has to take small steps to get there.
Market news: Toronto Stock Exchange
The S&P/TSX Composite Index was off 103 points to 12,686.63 for the period, as market activity unfolded in anticipation of a G20 meeting addressing the emerging theme of “currency wars” — where one country after another…
TSX lower as write-downs hurt gold miners
The TSX Composite Index was off 103 points to 12,686.63 for the Feb. 11-15 period as market activity unfolded in anticipation of a G20 meeting set on addressing the emerging theme of currency wars — where one country lowers the value of…
U.S. equities seek direction, Feb. 11-15
The S&P 500 index ended in positive territory for the seventh week in a row with a small gain of 0.12% to 1,519.79. The last time the index enjoyed a seven-week run was between December 2010 and January 2011. The other indexes didn’t…