Companies (October 19, 1998)
Adrian ResourcesAnglo AmericanAranlee ResourcesArgentina GoldAsia Pacific ResourcesAtacama MineralsAtna ResourcesAurizon Mines17Auspex MineralsBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBillitonBolid…
Gold Fields Limited
Careers (October 12, 1998)
Gold Fields LimitedGold Fields Ghana, a subsidiary of Gold Fields Limited, which is one of the largest gold producers in the world, has achieved full production at 300000 tons ore per month in the pla…
Sahelian picks up Larafella-Balago
A letter-of-intent agreement is paving the way for Sahelian Goldfields (SHGI-C) to acquire the Larafella-Balago gold property in Burkina Faso from Gold Fields of South Africa.The agreement, which is e…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Press reports hurt Eldorado share performance
I have been a subscriber to The Northern Miner for 35 years. I have always read your publication to remain informed of the ever-changing North American mining industry.As you are generally factual and…
Gold Fields evaluates stake in Eldorado
Based on an ongoing review of assets, Gold Fields is debating whether or not to hold on to its 40% equity interest in Eldorado Gold (ELD-T).At presstime, Eldorado’s shares were trading at about 45 cen…
Companies (August 17, 1998)
Alberta EnergyAmerica Mineral FldsAnglo AmericanArchangel DiamondAriel ResArmada GoldAshton MiningAtna ResAurizon MinesAuspex MinBanff ResBanro ResourceBreakwater ResBYG Natural ResCaledonia MinCeltic…
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — The rise of gold swaps
The launch of the European Central Bank in July and the approach of European monetary union raise a number of interesting possibilities for gold in the official sector. At the same time, the lack of t…
Russian gold production soaring
Between January and April, Russian gold-mining enterprises produced 14.13 tonnes of gold, up from 11.82 tonnes in the corresponding period of 1997.Russia’s economics ministry has set a production targ…
GOLD AND PRECIOUS METALS — Gold companies merge for growth, or survival — Majors, mid-tier producers and juniors take part in merger mania
From the largest South African producers to juniors with small mines, gold companies are joining forces in an attempt to weather a prolonged slump in prices that has already taken its toll on a number…
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Evaluating gold’s slump
In Gold 1998, the latest annual survey of the gold market, Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS) focuses on the causes of the sharp fall in the gold price during 1997, when the average PM fix in London,…
Companies (May 25, 1998)
Agnico-Eagle MinesAltius MineralsAmax GoldAnglo AmericanAnglogoldAnzex ResourcesApex SilverArian ResourcesAur ResourcesB.Y.G. Natural ResourcesBand-Ore ResourcesBanro ResourceBarrick GoldBattle Mounta…
Treminco acquiring Montana gold mine — Newmont unit to get cash, shares
Junior Treminco Resources (TMO-T) has signed a letter-of-intent with two subsidiaries of Newmont Gold (NGC-N) to acquire the Elkhorn gold project in Montana.Treminco must issue 550,000 shares and pay …