Golden Star seeks antidote to Iamgold’s poison pill
Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has asked the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) to set aside the shareholder rights…
Wheaton River Minerals Ltd
Wheaton silver spinoff adds a new twist
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has spun another twist into its battle with unwelcome suitor Coeur d’Alene Mines’ (C…
Wheaton-Iamgold merger dies in vote
Shareholders of
Golds lose steam during holiday week
The report period June 29-July 6 saw reduced activity caused by Canada Day and, south of the border, Independence Day. Gold closed down $9.75 to finish at US$394.50 per oz. in the afternoon of July 6 in London. The gold index was down by 0.04 poin…
Iamgold seeks suitors, Wheaton not talking
Fresh off losing its bid to join forces with Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T), Iamgold (IMG-T) says it has set up a s…
Wheaton vote goes down to wire
With a revised offer from Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) now in the picture, shareholders of Wheaton River Minerals (W…
Coeur d’Alene sweetens Wheaton River bid
Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has again boosted its hostile takeover bid for Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T). The Idah…
Golden Star increases bid for Iamgold
Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) has increased its bid for Iamgold (IMN-T) following a recommendation by independent I…
Glencairn builds mine in Costa Rica
Miramar, Costa Rica — The long years of talk are over. More than five years after the completion of a positive feasibility study, construction of
Uranium miners heat up
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index jumped 5.21 points, or 2.7%, to 201.46 during the June 16-22 report period. Not surprisingly, the price of gold rose US$10.50 to an afternoon fix of US$395.75 per oz. in New York on June 22. The rest of the…
Rivals woo Iamgold shareholders
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) and Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) both applied a bit of spit and polish to their ass…
Wheaton to hold second vote
The proposed merger deal between