Placer Dome Inc
Miners get a bounce
Resource stocks bounced back on U.S. markets after last week’s “mini-correction” aimed mostly at coal and energy companies. Strong gold prices drove the rally over the report period Nov. 15-21, with b…
Coal companies take lumps
Gold and base metal companies made gains while their coal and energy counterparts lost ground on U.S. markets over the report period Nov. 8-14. The overall trend was up, with both the Dow Jones Indust…
Metals gain in firming market
An end-of-week rally saved the Toronto stock market from posting a loss during the reporting period Nov. 8-14. A broad-based recovery brought the TSX Composite Index back to 10,684.72, for a net gain…
Stealth lures Placer to Toodoggone
Vancouver An option agreement with Stealth Minerals (SML-V) gives Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) rights to acquire ma…
Royal rolls in profits from royalty pipeline
Vancouver Denver-based Royal Gold (RGL-T, RGLD-Q) generated net earnings of US$3.1 million, or 14 per share, for…
Big boys dominate US
‘Bigger was better’ for resource companies trading on U.S. markets over the report period Nov. 1-7, with large coal and copper companies hogging most of the action and share-price increases. North Ame…
Exploration results lift Venture board
Vancouver — Trading on the TSX Venture Exchange got a lift during the trading session Nov. 1-7, thanks to exploration results that caught the attention of investors. The end of October helped too, as…
Placer Dome, Barrick take top spot among most actives
With no strong movements in metal prices over the report period ended Nov. 7, trading in mining stocks was predominantly news driven. The S&P TSX Composite Index advanced 297.86 points, or 2.9%, t…
Defence attempts to re-cast Felderhof
The defence of Bre-X’s former and much-maligned chief geologist, John Felderhof, began in his absence in a cramped Toronto courtroom on Nov. 2….
SEC, OSC review Placer Dome purchases
The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has frozen accounts at BMO Investorline held in the name of John Cameron Fraleigh as part of a routine investigation into trading in shares of
Thrills and chills on US markets
Gold prices went on a roller-coaster ride over the report period Oct. 25-31. There were thrills and chills in the gold-mining sector too, mostly in the form of