Reflecting a weakened South African rand and a month’s production from the recently acquired St Ives and Agnew mines in Western Australia, Gold Fields (GOLD-Q) has reported record earnings of US$67 mi…
Vancouver — Having optioned its Tambor property to South African major Gold Fields (GOLD-Q), Radius Explorations (RDU-V) is busy developing other gold prospects along the Montagua fault trend in Guat…
Metals prices traded in buoyant fashion for most of the report period Jan. 21-25, feeding off unexpectedly good economic data and strong technical indicators. Weakness crept in late on Jan. 25, pushin…
The world’s second-biggest copper producer, U.S.-based Phelps Dodge, was the newsmaker of the week as it posted a US$275-million loss in 2001 on revenue of US$4 billion, compared with US$29 million ea…
The gold industry’s chief gatherer of supply-and-demand data, London-based Gold Fields Mineral Services, saw a fairly stable gold market in 2001 and is forecasting a slightly better year ahead for the…
Against a rather grim backdrop that included an American economy slipping into recession, worldwide commodity deflation and a new war on terrorism, the big story in 2001 for the North American mining …
Markets in the U.S. enjoyed a modest boost over the Dec. 21-Jan. 1 report period, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 36.32 points to surpass the 10,000-mark and the Standard and Poor’s 500 a…
An easing of base and precious metal prices during the week before Christmas resulted in a broad decline in producers stocks.Southern Peru Copper was off 14 to US$11.16 as it placed US$73 million wor…
The quest for Australian gold producer Normandy Mining turned a corner over the Dec. 5-11 report period as Newmont Mining increased its cash component to twice that offered by rival suitor AngloGold…
The Newfoundland government spent the Nov. 28-Dec. 4 report period assessing an Alcoa feasibility study into the possibility of reviving the stalled Lower Churchill hydroelectric project in Labrador. …
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange entered the Christmas season on a bullish note, posting gains on all indices during the week ended Dec. 4. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index added 15….
A strong third-quarter performance by the Ovacik gold mine in Turkey augurs well for Eldorado Gold (ELD-T), which holds Kisladag and several other advanced-stage gold projects in the country.Ovacik, w…
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