Placer targets takeover of Aussie miner
Vancouver — Falling metal prices over the past few years may have initiated consolidation in the mining industry, but as the price of bullion rises to levels not seen since 1999, the wave of mergers …
Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited
Harmony prevails at gold mine
Striking workers have returned to the deep shafts of the Ranfontein gold mine in South Africa after a dispute over an accommodation allowance was resolved by representatives of Harmony Gold Mining and…
Mining stocks survive broad market woes
The release of another cautious U.S. consumer report pushed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index down 8.93 points, or 0.8%, during the holiday-shortened May 22-28 report period. Likewise, the Down Jones In…
Golds up in weaker US market
Generally gloomy economic news and weakness in the “new-economy” stocks brought the U.S. stock markets down over the report period May 15-21. The broadly based Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 17.4 po…
Harmony resumes mining after day of violence
Two miners and a security guard have been injured in a violent outbreak at Harmony Gold Mining’s Kalgold mine in northeastern South Africa.Striking miners allegedly attacked the mine’s security person…
Newmont starts year with loss
Fresh from acquiring Franco Nevada Mining and Normandy Mining, Newmont Mining ended the May 9-14 period down $1.17 to US$28.05 as the world’s number-one gold producer posted a first-quarter net loss o…
Golds power US market
With gold prices firming up well above the US$300-per-oz. mark, investors in U.S.-traded gold stocks enjoyed another week of strong gains.Gold Fields shot up $1.70 to US$13.80 on heavy volume as the S…
Gold bars go missing
The management team of Harmony Gold Mining was more than a little puzzled after two 1-oz. gold bars went missing at a presentation of the company’s quarterly results in late April.The case of five gol…
Golds up in U.S.
With gold trading once again above US$300 per oz., the U.S.-listed majors turned in a strong performance over the report period ended April 23.Newmont Mining advanced 99 to US$29.24; AngloGold rose $…
Turmoil rocks Durban Deeps
Over the report period ended March 5, another blow was struck against the image of South Africa as a serious gold-mining country: the country’s government took the unusual step of barring Durban Roode…
Producers rise with yellow metal
Despite little substantive news from the bullion markets over the report period ended Feb. 25, gold prices still managed to stage a significant rally and closed up $5 to just under US$300 per oz.The U…
Harmony makes cash offer for Hill 50
With the Normandy, Newmont and AngloGold takeover saga commanding the market’s attention, South Africa’s Harmony Gold Mining (HGMCY-Q) is taking a run at Australia’s Hill 50 Gold, which last year prod…