Kinross Gold Corporation

The years 1997 and 1998 were trying times for the U.S. gold industry. Gold prices fell to an 18-year low and were clearly the driving force behind changes in the industry. This price decline spurred e…

Newmont Mining (NEM-N) is selling its 65% interest in Alaska’s True North gold project to Kinross Gold (K-T) for US$28 million.As a result, Kinross, which already owns a minority stake in the 10,000-a…

Short positions outstanding at March 31, 1999Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 956,778, up 463,778; Alcan Aluminium 845,904, up 215,568; American Gem 111,065, up 111,065; Anders…

Gold prices showed some strength during the April 7-13 report period, rising $3.60 to US$283.85 per oz. on the London morning fix of April 14.Gold’s rise buoyed Canada’s two biggest producers, with Ba…

The precious and base metals markets were relatively quiet during the holiday-shortened March 31-April 6 report period, with the biggest change seen in gold prices, which rose 45 cents to US$280.25 pe…

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The area play around the 5.2-million-oz. Pogo gold project in Alaska is slowly generating interest among speculative investors, and this slowness is partly due to the lack of historical exploration in…

Pan American Silver (PAA-T) is the premier pure silver play on the Toronto Stock Exchange, says Barry Cooper, mining analyst with CIBC Wood Gundy.The company offers strong growth that is highly levera…

The Toronto Stock Exchange recovered strongly from the previous week’s woes, as favourable Canadian and U.S. economic news and firmer commodity prices combined to put stocks in a good light. The TSE 3…

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Hecla Mining (HL-N) will put down 20 reverse-circulation holes in a 4,000-metre program aimed at testing three targets on the Cacique gold property in north-central Chile.The largest of these targets …

The Toronto Stock Exchange was higher over the report period Feb. 17-23, with the retail and manufacturing stocks leading the way. The TSE 300 composite index added 68.26 points, or 1.1%, to close at …