Ivanhoe looks to China to unlock Gobi treasure
The ever-growing Turquoise Hill copper-gold discovery, deep in Mongolia’s South Gobi desert, is on the doorstep of a country that now consumes more copper and more steel than any other region in the w…
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
Grasberg gold boosts Freeport
Vancouver — The second quarter of 2003 was a stellar one for Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N), which earned US$57.4 million (or US37 per share) in the three months ended June 30.The figure mar…
Rio Tinto, BP unload Kaltim
The biggest deal of the period was the proposed sale by Rio Tinto and BP of their 50-50 Indonesian joint venture, PT Kaltim Prima Coal, to Jakarta-listed Bumi Resources for US$500 million in cash and …
Freeport-McMoRan to redeem gold-linked preferreds (June 30, 2003)
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N) is proceeding with the forced redemption, on Aug. 1, of its gold-denominated preferred B stock, which trades on the New York Stock Exchange using the ticker symb…
US markets have tough week
If the U.S. equity markets were indeed beginning a bullish phase, then the trading period June 18-24 was another slide down the wall of worry. The Dow Jones industrial average gave back 213.17 points,…
Yandal deadline passes
Newmont Mining has had partial success sorting out the financial problems at its Yandal gold subsidiary in Australia.On March 27, Newmont brashly gave its hedging counterparties and its noteholders at…
Base metal miners advance
Buoyed by renewed strength in base metals prices, particularly in the nickel market, most of the base metal majors made gains during the report period ended May 27.Pechiney eased up 4 to US$14.05 as …
Miners have volatile week
U.S. stock markets advanced modestly over the five trading days May 7-13, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index up 7.91 points at 942.30 and the Dow Jones industrial average 90.89 points higher at 8,67…
Broad advance for US miners
The trading period April 30-May 5 was broadly positive for U.S. markets, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average advancing 85.37 points to 8,588.36 and the broader-based Standard & Poor’s 500 index up 1…
Miners in retreat
Despite a stronger performance by base metals, the share prices of the base metal giants took a pounding during the April 23-29 report period.Investors are concerned about base metals’ exposure to any…
Higher gold boosts Grasberg
Vancouver — Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX-N), operator of the world’s largest copper-gold mine, earned an impressive US$49.2 million (or US33 per share) in the first quarter.The gain, which wa…
Alcoa trims more workers
The biggest news of the week was Alcoa’s announcement it will cut production and staff at three smelters, in Rockdale, Tex., Massena, N.Y., and Ferndale, Wash.After cutting 10,000 jobs in 2002, the co…