Research Capital asks: Why pick on Barrick?
In a recent report titled Why is ABX the Lightning Rod on Hedging?, Toronto-based mining analysts Barry Allan and Steven Greene of Research Capital take a timely look at the gold-hedge positions of th…
Northland Resources S.A.
Robert McEwen our Man of the Year
The Northern Miner’s Man of the Year in 2002, Rob McEwen of Goldcorp (G-T), has probably squeezed more shareholder value out of a small number of assets than anyone else in the gold business.McEwen, a…
Goldcorp earnings up
When asked what it did last summer, Goldcorp (G-T) has both an interesting and a lucrative story to tell. It made money from mining gold, holding gold, and from dabbling in the stock market.Goldcorp p…
US markets reverse course
In another typical display of these troubled times, U.S. markets reversed course to finish the Aug. 21-27 report period worse off than when they started.The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 47.66 …
Golds still have legs: Allan
In a series of reports released in June, Research Capital mining analyst Barry Allan takes a look at the gold sector and concludes it still has room to move higher.First, he examines the relationship …
eResearch looks at junior golds
In their inaugural Junior Gold Quarterly, mining analysts Bruce Reid and Don Poirier of Toronto-based Independent Equity Research (eResearch) have found good value in six North American gold juniors.T…
Glamis’ growth hinges on San Martin, Marigold mines
Debt-free and totally unhedged, Glamis Gold (GLG-T) returned to profitability in 2001, as demonstrated by a 140% appreciation of its share price on the Toronto Stock Exchange, better than any other No…
Summertime, and the gold bugs are biting
The onset of summer and the recent spike in gold prices are making some brokerage firms more optimistic that a U.S.-led economic recovery could lead to improved demand fundamentals for jewelry and, co…
Australia top destination for exploration spending
Australia attracted 17.3% of global exploration funding last year, more than any other country in the world, though spending fell 19% to A$676.3 million from the previous year. Gold was the main targe…
Seven inducted into National Mining Hall of Fame
Seven pioneers of North American mining have been welcomed into the U.S.-based National Mining Hall of Fame.Only one of the inductees, Stewart Wallace, is alive; the others will be honoured posthumous…
Mergers dominate lacklustre year in US mining
Denver — The year 2000 began on a note of optimism for mining in the U.S. The Washington Agreement, an accord of Europe’s top bullion-holders that aims to regulate and limit sales, promised to revive…
Careers (October 11, 1999)
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