2005

U.S. stock markets fell during the period March 16-21. The S&P 500 index ended the period 13.97 points lower at 1,183.78 points, while the Dow Jones industrial average fell 179.71 points to close…

AngloGold Ashanti — Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan appointed CFO, effective Aug. 1; Neville Nicolau appointed COO of African operations; Roberto Carvalho Silva appointed COO of America…

Vancouver — Southern African copper producer First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) benefited from higher output and improved metal prices in 2004….

Revised resource and reserve estimates at the President Steyn gold mine in South Africa’s Free State show a significant increase in reserves on the Steyn 1, Steyn 2 and Steyn 3 shafts. At the same tim…

Vancouver — Drilling by Black Pearl Minerals Consolidated (BLK-V) at the Wekusko Lake project in northern Manitoba has produced high-grade gold values….

Vancouver — Drilling by IGC Resources (IGC-V) on the Blackburn project in Western Australia has intersected significant gold values….

Junior miners held steady during the March 16-21 period, as the S&P-TSX Venture Composite Index rallied back over the 2,000 level before giving back a little ground to close at 1,978.77. The index…