Cambior readies Rosebel as Omai declines
With mining at the Omai open-pit gold mine in Guyana slated to finish by the end of 2005, Cambior (CBJ-T) is preparing for construction at the Rosebel open-pit gold project in neighbouring Suriname.To…
Golden Star Resources Ltd
TSE Short Positions (August 19, 2002)
Short positions outstanding at July 31, 2002Larger individual positions includeAgnico-Eagle 5,867,009 up 808,433; Alcan Inc. 871,161 down 324,145; Aur Resources 579,245 down 56,116;…
Higher output, earnings for Golden Star
Better-than-expected gold production and a higher realized price for that material led Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) to record solid earnings during the second quarter.The company earned US$1.6 millio…
Global market shock hits TSE
The report period July 17-23 saw further steep declines on stock markets worldwide, and the Toronto Stock Exchange was no exception. The TSX Composite index lost 534.58 points, or about 8% of value, a…
Moydow waits for Newmont
A July 24th decision by Newmont Mining (NEM-N) regarding the fate of the Ntotoroso gold project in Ghana’s Sefwi gold belt is looming large for equal joint-venture partner Moydow Mines International (…
Base metals withstand US corporate scandal
Don’t panic.On the morning of Wednesday, June 26, in the wake of the latest example of gross U.S. corporate misgovernance, it would have taken a brave person to bet on base metals markets ending the w…
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 27, 2002)
DateMay 21May 20May 17May 16May 15HighLowTSX Composite7688.31Holiday7727.037738.117706.
Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (May 20, 2002)
DateMay 14May 13May 10May 9May 8HighLowTSX Composite7716.917661.407596.067632.267707.82…
Base metals prices confound expectations
After a week (Jan. 28-Feb. 1) which saw copper move from severe vulnerability to the strongest technical close in more than six months and aluminum climb above US$1,400 per tonne, the base metals comp…
Omai’s performance improved in 2001
Despite being just a few years from the end of its operating life, Cambior’s (CBJ-T) Omai open-pit gold mine in Guyana managed to turn in a record performance during 2001.The operation achieved its hi…
Scrooge-like meanness grips TSE
EASTERN MARKETLast-minute selling before the Christmas holidays saw the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index fall 58.17 points over the Dec. 19-20 report period. The benchmark finished the shortened week …
Cambior aims to develop Gross Rosebel
Having largely overcome its financial woes of the past two years, Cambior (CBJ-T) is once again looking for growth opportunities in the gold business.Its first step in this direction will be to develo…