Meridian Gold Inc

Analyst darling Meridian Gold (MNG-T) lost US$8.2 million (or 11 cents per share) in the third quarter as production and gold prices dropped and costs edged up.The company cranked out 52,620 oz. at a …

Insider trading transactions recently reported in the OSC Bulletin, published by the Ontario Securities Commission, include the following:Diadem Resources (DIR-M) — Michael Bird, officer, was granted…

Another quarter-point drop in interest rates by the Federal Reserve bolstered the Dow Jones industrial average for the report period ended Oct. 20. The average climbed 567.71 points, or 7.2%, to close…

Vancouver-based Vengold (VEN-T) granted three officers and five directors a total of 2.95 million options in July. The sweetener came just weeks before the company nabbed a further 6.5% interest in th…

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Stepout drilling at the El Penon gold-silver project in northern Chile has more than doubled the strike length of the Quebrada Colorado gold-silver zone.Owner Meridian Gold (MNG-T) recently received r…

Recent insider trading transactions reported by the Ontario Securities Commission include the following:* Aber Resources (ABZ-T) — Kenneth Hanna, director, bought 10,000 shares indirectly at $12.65 t…

The big story of the Aug. 5-11 report period was the global market slump beginning Aug. 10. Fueling the bearish sentiments were continued worries about the economic climate in Asia, particularly Japan…

Meridian Gold (MDG-N) has expanded a zone of high-grade gold-silver mineralization at the El Penon project in northern Chile.In July, the company discovered the Quebrada Colorada zone, and new high-gr…

The Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin reports that a director of Twin Gold (twg-t) bought several blocks of shares in that company in June.Hermann Derbuch bought 147,500 shares at 27-30 cen…

The Toronto Stock Exchange 300 index climbed a modest 0.3% during the report period July 15-21 to finish at 7,409.43. The gold and precious metals sub-index rose 71.14 points to 5,939.03, while the me…

On the heels of a new discovery at the El Penon project in northern Chile, Meridian Gold (MDG-N) has decided to proceed with development of a combined open-pit/underground mine.The Reno, Nev.-based co…