Miners bounce back in quiet market
U.S. stock markets rose fractionally in the trading period Feb. 14-20, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index rising 11.71 points to 1,287.24. The broader trend concealed a generally strong showing…
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Scion appeals court decision
It’s back to court for Gold Fields ( GFI-N, GOF-L) and Bolivar Gold (BGC-T) as relentless Scion Capital will appeal…
Lonmin dives as talks end
Shares in platinum producer Lonmin (LNMIF-O, LMI-L) ended 197 pence, or around 8%, lower at 2,300 pence in London, …
Lonmin confirms bid rumours
Platinum producer Lonmin (LMI-L) has confirmed that it has been in “preliminary discussions” with a possible buyer,…
Bolivar and Gold Fields win court approval
Scion Capital’s battle against Gold Fields (GFI-N, GOF-L) acquisition of Bolivar Gold (BGC-T) may be over. The …
Miners up in uncertain market
American equity markets moved little in the trading period Jan. 10-16, with the Standard & Poor’s 500 index falling 2.54 points to 1,287.61 and the Dow 52.03 points to 10,959.87. But with higher c…
Scion strikes back (January 20, 2006)
Chalk one up for Scion Capital.On Jan.19, the California-based investment company — and leading dissenter of t…
Scion keeps slugging
Scion Capital won’t give up the fight. Despite a joint Bolivar Gold (BGC-T) and Gold Fields (GFI-N, GFI-J, GOF…
Fed comments bring sharp rise
Bets that the Federal Reserve Bank would limit the number of interest rate increases in the near term pushed equity markets south of the border to levels they hadn’t seen since 2001. The Dow Jones Ind…
Orezone pulls gold in Burkina Faso
Bolivar shareholders bury Scion (January 12, 2006)
Despite a fight to the bitter end it looks as though Scion Capital has lost in its attempt to thwart Gold Fields (G…
Gold Fields’ sweetener sour to Scion
Wednesday brought new twists to the proposed Gold Fields (GFI-N, GFIJ-J) and Bolivar Gold (BGC-T) deal as Gold Fiel…