Newmont rises with strong quarter
Newmont Mining turned in its first quarterly report since its mega-merger with Franco-Nevada Mining and Normandy Mining, and the results augur well for the company’s future. The company, now the world…
Franco-Nevada Mining Corporation Limited
AurionGold advises rejection of Placer offer
Directors of Australian gold miner AurionGold have gone beyond their initial recommendation that shareholders not react to Placer Dome’s (PDG-T) hostile, all-share takeover offer. They are now advisin…
Northern Miner Indices (July 15, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeightBarrickABX-T23.2%CamecoCCO-T3.2%FalconbridgeFL-T5.2%Freeport BFCX.B-N5.8%GoldcorpG-T4.2%IncoN-T9.2%Meridian GoldMNG-T2.8%Newmont MiningNE…
Queenston revs up printing press
Higher demand for its paper has prompted Queenston Mining (QMI-T) to increase the size of a private share offering.The placement now consists of 6.25 million units priced at 80 apiece. Half the units…
Moydow waits for Newmont
A July 24th decision by Newmont Mining (NEM-N) regarding the fate of the Ntotoroso gold project in Ghana’s Sefwi gold belt is looming large for equal joint-venture partner Moydow Mines International (…
Placer targets takeover of Aussie miner
Vancouver — Falling metal prices over the past few years may have initiated consolidation in the mining industry, but as the price of bullion rises to levels not seen since 1999, the wave of mergers …
Placer hops on merger bandwagon
The golds once again outshone the broad market, which slipped 27.73 points over the five trading days to finish the May 22-28 report period at 7,660.58. The gold index leaped ahead 9.83 points, or 4.5…
Newmont unfazed by first-quarter loss
Despite a lacklustre start, Newmont Mining (NEM-T) expects it will soon be reaping the rewards of its recent acquisitions of Normandy Mining (NDY-T) and Franco-Nevada Mining.Newmont lost US$10.9 milli…
Newmont starts year with loss
Fresh from acquiring Franco Nevada Mining and Normandy Mining, Newmont Mining ended the May 9-14 period down $1.17 to US$28.05 as the world’s number-one gold producer posted a first-quarter net loss o…
Northern Miner Indices (May 20, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mini…
Northern Miner Indices (May 13, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mini…
Northern Miner Indices (May 06, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mini…