Golds bleed and bleed
Gold stocks were absolutely slaughtered today as gold prices nosedived US$11 to the US$312-per-oz. range between 11…
2002
Inco takes US$1.6-billion Voisey’s writedown, sells 25% of Goro
Finally facing the inevitable, Inco (N-T) today wrote down the carrying value of the Voisey’s Bay nickel project in…
Teck Unplugged: plunging power profits take their toll
Vancouver — The second quarter of 2002 was not a good one for the world’s largest zinc producer as low commodity p…
Positive drill intercepts expand Turquoise Hill
Vancouver — Ivanhoe Mines’ (IVN-T) ongoing drilling campaign at the Turquoise Hill (Oyu Tolgoi) project in Mongoli…
Cambior still losing money (July 23, 2002)
Hampered by falling gold production, heavily hedged gold miner Cambior (CBJ-T) turned in another loss during the se…
Broad markets crushed, again
North American markets suffered another brutal day of sell-offs, with declines coming in across the board as trauma…
Miramar hits production targets (July 22, 2002)
Vancouver — Despite feeling the impact of the temporary suspension of the Con autoclave, Miramar Mining (MAE-T) ex…
Drill turns at Elk
Vancouver — Aiming to expand the known resource of the Siwash North and WD vein systems, junior Almaden Minerals (…
Queenston begins drilling at Kirkland Lake
On the heels of last week’s $5-million financing, Queenston Mining (QMI-T) has closed the buying-out of Newmont Min…
New forms of gold jewelry share spotlight
Two South African gold companies have entered separate offerings in the gold jewelry market, but for different reasons.AngloGold has teamed with American talk-show host Oprah Winfrey and Edgars, the c…
Markets go over cliff, headfirst
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGEWhile there hasn’t yet been a screaming rush to the exits, stock markets saw heavy selling during the report period July 10-16. The Toronto Stock Exchange was no exception, with …
GFMS hosts seminar
Issues affecting the precious metals market will be discussed at a seminar hosted by Gold Fields Mineral Service on Sept. 24 at Trinity House in London.The event caters to mining executives, central b…