Bema gets squeezed by senior partners
Although gold prices remained below US$267 per oz. during the Nov. 8-15 report period, there was a steady stream of news from both major and junior gold companies.Down 5 to 41, Vancouver-based Bema …
Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited
Franco-Nevada sets record
A quarter that saw Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) lose out on a merger bid with South African mining house Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) still provided the gold producer with record earnings and revenue. Franco-N…
Juniors keep busy as gold slips below US$270
Gold stepped back into the spotlight during the Nov. 1-7 report period, as the Bank of England auctioned another 804,000 oz. (25 tonnes) at an allotment price of US$264.30 per oz.While the amount offe…
Analyst keeps close watch on Aber Diamond
Dorothy Atkinson was a government geologist based in Yellowknife during the heady days of the diamond rush in the Northwest Territories. Today, as senior mining analyst for IPO Capital, she’s keeping …
Northern Miner Indices (November 06, 2000)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T20.6…
Old Economy holds firm as New Economy shakes
Bubbles don’t stay aloft forever, and the giant one propelling the much-ballyhooed New Economy was hit by a mean downdraft over our report period ended April 18. While bargain-hunters jumped in to kee…
Broad market rebounds but resource stocks mixed
Recouping over a quarter of the loss reported for the previous period, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index climbed 216.19 points between April 5 and April 11 to end the week at 9,358.03, or 2% higher…
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…
Panic hits broad market but sidesteps resource stocks
Stricken by panic leading up to and following the much-anticipated U.S. federal court ruling against Microsoft, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index nosedived 781.01 points between March 29 and April …
Latest UK auction drives brief gold rally
During the March 15-21 report period, attention in the gold market was directed toward the Bank of England’s latest gold auction, held on March 21.The bank sold 25 tonnes (803,600 oz.) for US$285.25 p…
MM2000 highlights industry successes and challenges
Mining Millennium 2000 was every bit the grand convention and trade show that its organizers — the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) and the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallur…
Issues forums start each day of MM2000
Mining as an industry in transition appeared to be the overarching theme reflected in five issues forums that kicked off each day of Mining Millennium 2000, a conference jointly sponsored by the Prosp…