Osisko grabs new Malartic gold (December 16, 2005)
Reconnaissance work by Osisko Exploration (OSK-V) has turned up two new surface gold zones on its flagship Canadian…
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Barrick balks at Placer’s books
Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently extended offer for rival gold miner Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has been gran…
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (December 12, 2005)
Just five weeks after agreeing to buy the major Canadian assets of
Barrick, Placer trade jabs
The emerging punch and counter-punch routine between
Gold cracks US$500 per oz.
With gold briefly topping US$500 per oz. in Asian trading on Nov. 29, gold miners dominated the most-active list in U.S. trading, with
Miners take a breather
The Toronto Stock Exchange ended the Nov. 22-28 report period 21.87 points better at 10,939.21. The gold index yo-yo’d 1.12 points lower to 234.46, as the yellow metal tacked on US$7.05 to settle at U…
Barrick leaves bitter taste in Placer’s mouth
Miners get a bounce
Resource stocks bounced back on U.S. markets after last week’s “mini-correction” aimed mostly at coal and energy companies. Strong gold prices drove the rally over the report period Nov. 15-21, with b…
Barrick settles lawsuits, wins apology (November 28, 2005)
New Orleans-based coin and bullion dealer Blanchard & Co., has settled its lawsuits and apologized to
Kaminak Gold set to launch IPO
Vancouver — Soon-to-be-listed
Coal companies take lumps
Gold and base metal companies made gains while their coal and energy counterparts lost ground on U.S. markets over the report period Nov. 8-14. The overall trend was up, with both the Dow Jones Indust…
Metals gain in firming market
An end-of-week rally saved the Toronto stock market from posting a loss during the reporting period Nov. 8-14. A broad-based recovery brought the TSX Composite Index back to 10,684.72, for a net gain…