Int’l Royalty launches IPO raising $180 million
Vancouver — New mineral royalty company International Royalty (IRC-T) has hit the boards with one of the larger ju…
Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited
Shareholders OK Gold Summit deal
Shareholders of Gold Summit Mines (GST-V) have approved a reorganization that will see the company take over a large land package in Nevada and California.The reorganization includes a one-for-five ro…
AngloGold eyes top spot with Ashanti takeover
Looking to regain top spot among global gold producers, South Africa’s AngloGold (AU-N) has entered talks aimed at achieving a merger with Ghana-based Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N).The talks are centred …
Newmont predicts brighter future for gold
A year after it became the world’s largest gold miner as a result of merging with Normandy Mining and Franco-Nevada Mining, Newmont Mining (NEM-T) remains as bullish as ever about the yellow metal.Spe…
Franco’s Nevada royalty on block
One of the most valuable assets in the Nevada gold belt — Franco-Nevada Mining’s royalty interests in the burgeoning Goldstrike mine — is for sale.Situated in the Carlin gold trend, near Elko, and a…
Newmont sees profits surge in 2002 (April 07, 2003)
Newmont Mining (NEW-N) improved its bottom line dramatically in 2002, thanks to rising gold prices and the inclusion of revenues gained though its February 2002 merger with Normandy Mining and Franco-…
Barron’s mugs Royal Gold
An exceedingly negative story about Royal Gold in the March 1 edition of Barron’s knocked a painful $6 off the gold royalty company’s shares, which dipped below US$14 before recovering to US$15.46 at …
2002 marked by further consolidation
It did not feel as momentous as 2000 or 2001, when we saw the creation of several global mining giants, but 2002 was full of smaller-sized mergers, particularly in the precious metals sector.Among the…
Spike in gold price among highlights of 2002 Retrospection
The previous occupant of the editor’s chair here took to naming years for their characteristics. It was a useful way to encapsulate the mood of the year past, a metaphor for what fate dealt out each t…
Merger trio almost in black
Two of the three mid-tier gold producers planning a friendly merger made money in the third quarter of 2002, but the biggest, Kinross Gold (K-T), is still in the red.Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) made US$3.7…
Newmont still firmly in the black
Higher sales volumes and metal prices enabled Newmont Mining (NEM-N) to post its second profitable quarter as the world’s largest gold producer.Newmont earned US$24 million, or US6 per share, in the …
Restructured Newmont proves profitable
Shareholders of Newmont Mining (NEM-N) got their first hard look at their “new” company, as the Denver-based gold giant released its first quarterlies, showing the full effects of its February merger …