Gold shines on long-term dollar weakness
Investors in gold stocks have taken profits in one of the best years for investing in the precious metal in more than a decade.The high price of gold has been linked to the tensions with Iraq, but thi…
Sleeping Giant Mine
Doyon hoist needs repairs
A breakdown of the production hoist at Cambior’s (CBJ-T) Doyon mine, 40 km east of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., may result in layoffs during an estimated 2-6 weeks of repairs.At presstime, the company was dis…
Cambior sharpens trimmers in ’03
With gold climbing to prices not seen in years, Cambior (CBJ-T) plans to trim its hedge book by about 40% to around 800,000 oz. gold in 2003.The reduction would see the company’s hedge position drop t…
Quebec gold juniors still on the move
Rouyn-Noranda, Que. — The annual convention of the Quebec Prospectors’ Association, held here recently in the heart of the Abitibi, is shining a spotlight on the many exploration and development proj…
Aurizon posts loss on improved output
Despite higher gold production and realized prices for the yellow metal, Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) incurred a loss of $1 million (or 2 per share) during the recent second quarter.By comparison, the compa…
Cambior still losing money (July 29, 2002)
Weighed down by falling gold production, gold miner Cambior (CBJ-T) turned in another quarterly loss.The company posted a net loss of US$3.1 million (or US2 per share) on revenue of US$48.7 million d…
Aurizon turns to Casa Berardi for growth
Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) continued to pile up losses during 2001 as it wound down existing operations and turned its attention to developing the promising Casa Berardi project in nortwestern Quebec.For 2…
eResearch looks at junior golds
In their inaugural Junior Gold Quarterly, mining analysts Bruce Reid and Don Poirier of Toronto-based Independent Equity Research (eResearch) have found good value in six North American gold juniors.T…
New reserves found at Sleeping Giant
Underground drilling at the Sleeping Giant mine in northwestern Quebec has led to the discovery of three gold-rich lenses that could extend the mine life by at least two years.Equal owners Cambior (CB…
Cambior finally back on even keel
It’s been a turbulent year and half, but Cambior (CBJ-T) seems finally to have settled into a familiar pattern of gold production and respectable quarterly reports.Gold production attributable to the …
Richmont buys Aurizon’s half of Beaufor
For a bit of cash and a royalty, junior miner Richmont Mines (RIC-T) is buying Aurizon Mines’ (ARZ-T) half-interest in the suspended Beaufor gold mine in northwestern Quebec.Richmont already holds a s…
Cambior’s losses shrink
Emerging from a long period of restructuring, Cambior (CBJ-T) has significantly reduced the amount of red ink on its earnings statement.For the year ended Dec. 31, 2000, Cambior’s net loss was US$81.6…