Gold breaks barrier as silver, nickel soar
A strong rally sent gold US$9.55 higher over the five trading days to a London morning fix of US$401.05 per oz. on Dec. 2. It’s the first time the yellow metal has surpassed the psychological barrier …
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Discoveries lure Placer Dome, Meridian Gold to Newfoundland
St. John’s, Nfld. — With little fanfare, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) walked away from the much-hyped Botwood Basin in Newfoundland earlier this summer after spending some 15 months assessing the potential f…
Gold rallies as Barrick breaks the mold
Gold roared back to life in the Oct. 15-21 report period, rising US$4 to a London morning fix of US$374.80 per oz. Silver also shone, rising US6 over the five trading days to finish at US$5 per oz.Ba…
Jaguar poised to revive Guatemalan nickel
El Estor, Guatemala — If you’re a mining industry professional or an investor looking to get in almost on the ground floor of something big, take a look at what Jaguar Nickel (JNI-T) is up to here in…
Metal traders run down gold
Gold bugs caught a chill in the first week of October: by the morning of Oct. 7, an ounce of the yellow metal was fetching US$376.20 in London markets, or US$8.30 less than a week earlier. Silver fare…
Cambior, Ariane merge
Montreal-based miners Cambior (CBJ-T) and Ariane Gold (AGD-T) have agreed to merge with an eye toward developing the latter’s Camp Caiman project in French Guiana.Under the proposed nuptials, Ariane s…
Metals Commentary: Nickel strong as copper improves
CopperAs demand indicators are improving, the focus is shifting more towards copper’s supply side and the potential for restart of idled capacity as prices rise.In contrast to the other base metal mar…
Inco deals debentures
Taking advantage of low interest rates, Inco (N-T) intends to offer US$300 million worth of debentures in order to retire existing notes.Net proceeds, expected to top $297 million, are earmarked for t…
Cambior, Ariane kindle merger mania
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index gave back its recent gains, and then some, during the report period ended Sept. 30, as the yellow metal yo-yoed its way US$3 per oz. higher to an afternoon fix …
Levack resurrection?
Having established a resource, partners FNX Mining (FNX-T) and Dynatec (DY-T) are studying the feasibility of resuscitating the historic Levack mine in Sudbury, Ont.Except for an 8-year hiatus in its …
Ivanhoe hits high grade at depth
Vancouver — The latest drill results from the Turquoise Hill copper-gold project have enhanced the prospects of mining the massive orebody that lies deep underneath the South Gobi Desert in Mongolia….
Barrick re-shuffles management deck
The gold companies took centre-stage during the report period ended Sept. 23, as the yellow metal resumed its bull run by lunging forward $12.35, or 3.3%, to US$385.25 per oz., pulling the S&P-TSX Gol…