Offshore, again
After the collapse of the junior exploration market in the late 1990s, it is an unusual and refreshing experience to see more work being done by junior companies in the Pacific Rim. Perhaps this means…
Hecla Mining Company
Hecla gets El Callao deal
After nearly a half year of negotiations, Hecla Mining (HL-N) and Venezuelan state enterprise Corporacion Venezolana de Guayana (CVG) have finalized their leasing agreement on Block B in Venezuela’s v…
Cumberland looks to Canada’s Far North
Baker Lake, Nunavut — Convinced that its wholly owned Meadowbank gold project in the Canadian Arctic has the potential to deliver 250,000 oz. annually, Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) is spending $6.4 m…
Gloomy start to September
A market rout on September’s first trading day in the U.S. might be a sign of further carnage to come this fall. For the report period ended Sept. 3, the major indices retested post-9-11 lows, with th…
Rally leaves golds behind
A strong rally in the U.S. markets over the report period Aug. 13-20 brought the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 4.6% and the broader Standard & Poor’s 500 up 6%.The Dow finished the period at 8,872.0…
Newmont rises with strong quarter
Newmont Mining turned in its first quarterly report since its mega-merger with Franco-Nevada Mining and Normandy Mining, and the results augur well for the company’s future. The company, now the world…
US mining shares walloped
The 7-day period that ended July 23 was marked by relentless waves of panic selling in markets across the world. In the U.S., the S&P 500 index sank 11.4% to 797.71 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Av…
Hecla ups 2002 production targets
Continued operating success at the La Camorra gold mine in Venezuela and the San Sebastian silver mine in Mexico’s Durango state is allowing Hecla Mining (HL-N) to revise its production estimates for …
Golds retrench
With bullion prices finding new support at around US$318 per oz., the U.S.-listed gold companies spent the report period June 12-18 consolidating at levels about 5% lower than the 52-week highs attain…
Hecla joins Great Basin at Ivanhoe (June 24, 2002)
Vancouver — Coeur d’Alene, Idaho-based Hecla Mining (HL-N) has teamed with Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) to advance the Ivanhoe property in Nevada’s Carlin trend.The partners will focus on the Clementine-…
Golds drop on profit-taking
After several weeks of spectacular gains driven by higher bullion prices, U.S.-listed gold stocks retrenched over the report period that ended June 4.Newmont Mining fell 41 to US$31.56, AngloGold dro…
Silver adds shine to gold’s lustre
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange rallied over the report period ended June 4, as investors added silver-related stocks to their recent purchases of junior gold issues. The Standard & Poor’s-TSX V…