TSE rises again, but producers end mixed
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGERiding the wave of positive economic news, the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index climbed 70.74 points over the March 13-19 report period to finish the week at 7,936.88.Not so for …
Kinross Gold Corporation
Resource stocks rise with the rest of market
The bulls charged ahead during the March 6-12 report period, pushing the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index up 280.02 points to 7,866.14. Even the precious metals and base metals sub-groups were up over…
FPO Pacific Rim, Dayton propose merger
In what has been described as a “win-win situation” by both parties, Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) and Dayton Mining (DAY-T) are proposing a merger. Management of Pacific Rim likes the high-grade potenti…
OPA holds mineral symposiums
Two regional chapters of the Ontario Prospectors Association are planning mineral exploration symposiums in mid-April.The 2002 Northwestern Ontario Minerals Symposium is scheduled for April 9 and 10 a…
Blow to TVX in Greece casts pall over market
The final day of the Feb. 27-March 5 report period saw the Bank of England dump another 643,200 oz. gold on the open market. The bank’s latest auction fetched US$296.50 for every ounce sold and was 3….
Hushovd’s exit fuels speculation over Falco’s future
The biggest surprise of the Feb. 20-26 report period was the sudden departure of long-time Falconbridge president and CEO Oyvind Hushovd, which apparently was related to a conflict with the management…
Central bank selling pricks ears of producers
The issue of central bank selling resurfaced during the Feb. 13-19 report period, after Germany revealed its intention to unload some of its reserves.On Feb. 19, Bundesbank President Ernst Welteke tol…
TSE reinvents itself as international bourse
In a surprise twist, the Toronto Stock Exchange took the spotlight over the Jan. 23-29 report period by announcing it was trimming its benchmark index by as many as 100 companies, based on share price…
Staying the course
In September 1999, two well-respected consulting firms, Strathcona Mineral Services and Roscoe Postle Associates, were hired by the local unions representing workers at the Pamour operation in Timmins…
Oversubscribed UK auction revitalizes gold miners
Despite pre-auction jitters, gold soared $8.60 over the Jan. 9-15 report period to land at a London morning fix of US$287.95 per oz. on Jan. 16.On that day, the Bank of England sold another 20 tonnes …
Dayton-Pac Rim merger targets El Dorado (January 14, 2002)
With an eye on advancing the El Dorado gold-silver project in El Salvador, Dayton Mining (DAY-T) and Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T) have proposed an all-stock merger.Pacific Rim President Catherine McLeod…
Producers rise on higher prices
The ongoing battle for Normandy Mining (ndy-t) took centre stage in eastern markets once again, with American producer Newmont Mining upping the ante at the start of the Jan. 2-8 report period.Newmont…