Freeport-McMoRan Inc

Vancouver — The latest in a continuing series of protests against Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold’s (FCX-N) Grasberg gold-copper mine, in the eastern Indonesian province of Papua, has escalated in…

Year-end financial figures from Rio Tinto (RTP-N, RIO-L, RIO-A) showed record underlying earnings in 2005.The A…

Resource stocks in general fell during the period Feb. 2-8, even as major U.S. stock indices gained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 1.6% over the period, closing at 10,724.63. Strength in…

U.S. stock markets rose over the period Jan. 12-18. The S&P 500 index gained 13 points to close at 1,195.98 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 72.6 points, at 10,628.79.

U.K.-based Gold Fields Minerals Services says that, despite a slow start, investors are expected to lead the charge to an average gold price of US$477 per oz. during the first half of 2005.

U.S. stock markets were quiet during the report period Dec. 15-21, rising only slightly. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 82.98 points to 10,759.43.

U.S. stock markets were little-changed over the report period Dec. 1-7, but the mining stocks fell sharply. The S&P 500 index, representative of the broad market, was up 3.25 points to 1,177.07, but the XAU gold and silver index fell about 6% in t…