Wheaton to hold new vote on Iamgold deal
Bidders for Iamgold (IMG-T) and Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) will get another chance to pitch their case to share…
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Golden Star mails out offer
Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) filed a formal takeover bid for Iamgold (IMG-T) Thursday, requesting that Iamgold app…
Coeur bumps Wheaton bid; Golden Star heads to court
It’s fatter, and more complex: Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) has bumped the value of its bid for silver producer Whea…
Stronger gold price fuels trading
The holiday-shortened week of May 19-25 saw considerable market activity, with the 10 most active companies all trading more than 6 million shares. (The markets were closed in Toronto on May 24 because of Victoria Day.)…
Golden Star, Coeur bid to break up Iamgold-Wheaton deal
Simultaneous offers from Golden Star Resources (GSC-T) and Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) have been put in the way of…
Exercise program good for gold company execs
The recovery of gold equities allowed various gold company executives to cash in on low-priced stock options in the past month. Insider trading transactions reported in the April 2004 issue of the OSC Bulletin include the following:…
Wheaton River sees profits jump 700%
Vancouver —
A week of highs and lows
The week of May 12-May 18 saw a lot of ups and downs on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The spot price for gold in London on the afternoon of May 18 closed at US$377.70 per oz., up US$2.45 from the previous week. The S&P-TSX composite index closed on…
Bioteq cleaning up one mess at a time
Mining has long had a problem with acid mine drainage, and Vancouver-based
Wheaton River boosts output, cuts costs
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Madrid bombings shake US-led coalition
The report period ended March 16 was stained by a terrorist attack on Spanish commuters riding Madrid’s train system during the early hours of March 11. Ten bombs were detonated on four trains, killin…
Diamonds outshine gold on TSX
The Feb. 11-17 report period saw the S&P-TSX Composite Index recover from a mid-period dip to end just 0.6 of a point lower at 8,767.1. The gold index mimicked the yellow metal’s performance, yo-yoing…