Dow Jones edges higher
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 122.24 points, or 1.1%, during the report period ended April 11 to close at 11,287.08, as investors continued fleeing high-tech stocks on the Nasdaq.Spot gold …
Canyon Resources Corporation
Canyon Resources files ‘takings’ suit against Montana
Canyon Resources (CAU-X) has filed a “takings” lawsuit against the state of Montana, seeking to overturn the anti-cyanide initiative I-137, which put a halt to the development of the McDonald gold dep…
U.S. MARKETS — Gold continues rise
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 125.06 points, or 1.2%, during the report period ended Oct. 5 to close at 10,400.59.Gold miners were mixed as the metal continued its bumpy rise. Spot prices o…
Companies (October 11, 1999)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAlberta EnergyAmerican Mineral FieldsAnaconda NickelAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAtna ResourcesBarramundi GoldBarrick GoldBattle Mountain Gol…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Expropriation without compensation — Montana’s I-137
Imagine spending US$70 million acquiring, exploring and developing a gold-silver deposit and then having it placed in perpetual limbo by two government initiatives: one, banning your project; the othe…
NEVADA & THE WESTERN STATES — Canyon eyes higher production in 1999
Despite higher-than-expected operating costs, Canyon Resources (CAU-X) plans to achieve record gold production at the Briggs mine in southeastern California.In 1998, the open-pit heap-leach operation …
Companies (March 08, 1999)
Argentina GoldAsarcoAsia MineralsBarrick GoldBolidenBroken Hill ProprietaryCanyon ResourcesDayton MiningDenison MinesElkhorn Gold MiningGlamis GoldGolden Goose ResourcesGreystar ResourcesM…
Canyon considers suit against Montana — Prohibition on cyanide use deemed unconstitutional
Canyon Resources (CAU-X) is considering challenging a controversial new law in Montana that prohibits the use of cyanide in new mining projects.The fifth amendment of the U.S. constitution provides th…
Partners drill San Antonio
Operator Atna Resources (ATN-T) and partner Energold Mining (EGD-V) have launched a 7-hole, 2,000-metre drill program on the San Antonio-1 concession in the Dominican Republic.The program will test th…
Energold’s expansion reflects stability in Dominican Republic
Having established its presence here more than a decade ago, Energold Mining (EGD-V) is continuing to focus on exploring for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS), porphyry copper-gold and epithermal go…
Companies (January 04, 1999)
@IDX:Aber ResourcesAltius MineralsArchon MineralsArgentina GoldAsarcoAscot ResourcesAtna ResourcesBanro ResourceBarrick GoldBlackstone ResourcesBroken Hill ProprietaryCamecoCamphor VenturesCanyon Reso…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – EASTERN MARKETS — Dow Jones breaks through 9,000 ceiling
Spurred by the third cut to interest rates this year, the Dow Jones industrial average surged during the Nov. 18-24 report period to an all-time high of 9,301.15 points. The average peaked at 9,374.27…