Placer Dome Inc

TSX rides the consolidation wave

Consolidation continued to be the buzzword among the Toronto Stock Exchange’s miners during the Oct. 25-31 report period. Barrick Gold stole the show, launching a US$9.2-billion hos…




Barrick moves to swallow older rival

Barrick Gold‘s (ABX-T, ABX-N) hostile takeover bid for Placer Dome (pdg-t) on Oct. 31 reaffirms Barrick’s recent dominance over its long-time and more senior riva…






Pacifica sees mega-mine potential at Howard’s Pass

Whitehorse, Yukon — Improved prospects for zinc and new roads and rails in this northern territory have prompted Pacifica Resources (PAX-V) to revive a zinc-lead-silver project that has sat dormant f…



Lihir suffers landslide (October 24, 2005)

Miner Lihir Gold (LIHRY-Q, LHG-A) expects to resume full production at its Lihir Island pressure-oxidation and carbon-in-leach processing plant in Papua New Guinea in early November…


TSX suffers resource slump

The Toronto Stock Exchange lost another 58.71 points to end the Oct. 11-17 report period at 10,553.44. The gold index plunged 8.12 points, or 3.7% to 212.2 points as the yellow metal edged US$1.80 per…


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