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 …
Kinross Gold Corporation
Newmont outlines 5-yr plan
The Denver Gold Forum, held Sept. 22-24, provided a platform for 60 of the world’s biggest precious metals miners to strut their stuff in front of investors. This year, almost all the audio portion of…
Ashanti proves up Youga
Drilling by Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) on the A2 Main deposit at the Youga project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, has returned some encouraging intersections.Highlights are as follows:– Hole 10 — 37….
Newmont drops Kinross shares
Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has sold 28 million of its 43.2 million shares in Kinross Gold (K-T) to a group of dealers led by Griffiths McBurney & Partners and RBC Dominion Securities for US$218 million, b…
TSE finds footing before closing bell
Despite some teeter-tottering, and no thanks to the golds, the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index ended the Sept. 10-16 period 28.98 points ahead at 7,625.37.Precious metal prices were down across…
US gold producers hit
A sharp drop in gold prices dragged most southern producers to lower levels during the report period ended Sept. 16.Newmont Mining, the world’s largest producer of the yellow metal, lost US0.74, or 1…
Metal price rally sends producers higher
A rally in metal prices pushed both gold and base metal producers to higher ground over the holiday-shortened Aug. 27-Sept. 2 report period. The Toronto Stock Exchange gold subgroup tacked on 5.38 poi…
Queenston eyes Duquesne West
Queenston Mining (QMI-T) is sending a geological field crew to the Duquesne West gold property near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., having recently acquired the right to earn a 60% interest.To earn its interest,…
Cross Lake drills QR
An induced polarization survey has outlined what may be a new gold zone at the QR Mine property in British Columbia, reports Cross Lake Minerals (CRN-T).The anomaly, situated 400 metres east of the Ma…
Broad market slips as gold miners rise
The Standard & Poor’s/TSX composite index began the Aug. 20-26 report period on a high note, only to succumb to bearish mentality by its close. The result was a value reduction of 32.09 points, as the…
Kinross pulls plug on Lupin
Soaring costs have forced Kinross Gold (K-T) to suspend operations at its Lupin mine in Nunavut, 400 km northeast of Yellowknife.Despite a restructuring plan that improved costs, the stronger Canadian…
Bulls charge, gold bugs fly higher
The “Blackout of 2003” failed to darken the mood of investors, who pushed the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index 128.80 points higher over the Aug. 13-19 report period. The benchmark finished at 7…