Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited

Low commodity prices have barely clipped the bottom line of Franco-Nevada Mining (AGM-T), a royalty company with a 50% interest in the newly producing Ken Snyder gold mine in Nevada.Franco posted net …

The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index gained a modest 20.35 points in the report period Jan. 27-Feb. 2 to close the week at 6,683.78.Buoyed by stronger gold and silver prices, the gold and precious met…

The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index lost 95.45 points in the report period Jan. 20-26, to end the week at 6,663.45.The gold and precious metals sub-index offered little help to the broad market, plum…

Having gained a seat at the table with an earlier purchase, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) has cleared more elbow room for itself by buying additional Inco (n-t) Voisey’s Bay Nickel shares.With the purch…

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The biggest story during the report period ended Jan. 19 was the announcement that the low-grade, high-tonnage Highland Valley copper mine in British Columbia would close in May.The decision was made …

The global economy took a beating in 1998, perhaps the worst year for commodity prices since 1991, and the outlook for 1999 is believed, by many, to be lacklustre at best. In many cases these hardship…

World markets were jittery during the Jan. 6-12 report period, owing to concern over the economic health of Brazil. Capital fled out the Latin American powerhouse — including US$1 billion on Jan. 12 …

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The new year saw the triumphant birth of the euro, the new currency that will be used by 11 countries of the European Union, with the notable exception of Britain.During the Dec. 29-Jan. 5 report peri…

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As American miners ring in the new year, they are also bidding good riddance to a year they would just as soon forget. Several factors conspired against the U.S. mining industry in 1998, making it one…