2005

First Quantum, Equinox score in Zambia

Vancouver — Increased mine output and soaring metal prices pushed copper producer First Quantum Minerals (FM-T) to record quarterly earnings of US$29 million or US47 per share on…


Falco tests four targets at Kerr-Sulphurets

Vancouver — Four priority targets will be tested by Falconbridge (FAL.LV-T) at the Kerr-Sulphurets copper-gold property, situated 65 km from Stewart, in the rugged Iskut-Stikine re…


Continental tests Xietongmen (August 22, 2005)

Ongoing drilling by Vancouver-based junior Continental Minerals (KMK-V) continues to return some wide swaths of copper mineralization on the Xietongmen copper-gold project, 240 km s…


MVC pushes Amerigo into the black

Vancouver — Copper producer Amerigo Resources (ARG-T) rode surging copper and molybdenum prices to post strong second quarter profits….



Three revolutions, part I

— The following is the first half of an edited version of a speech written by veteran gold banker Ferdinand Lips, chairman of Switzerland’s Top-Gold, and author of Gold Wars: The Battle Against Sound…


At Gabriel Resources' recent second quarter presentation at the King Edward Hotel in Toronto. From left: Richard Young, vice-president and chief financial officer; Raphael Girard, director and former Canadian ambassador to Romania; and Alan Hill, president and CEO

A Hill tackles a mountain

It’s been trendy these last few years for people trying to overcome unexpectedly enduring problems to say, “It’s not a sprint; it’s a marathon.”…


Mongolia forum set for Sept.

Organizers of Discover Mongolia 2005 are getting ready to host the third mining conference held in the country in three years. The conference is slated for Sept. 14-16 in the capital of Ulaanbataar….



Newmont profit up 35%

Vancouver — Stronger gold prices more than offset higher operating costs, propelling Newmont Mining (NEM-N) to second quarter net income of US$50 million, or US11 per share, up 35…


CPM’s Christian ‘out of sync’

I can’t restrain myself from commenting on Mr. Christian’s “pontificating” on gold price analyses (T.N.M. July 29-Aug. 4). It’s not that I disagree with his thesis, but rather that pontification is a…


PEOPLE (August 22, 2005)

Adamus Res. — Mike Curnow retired as non-executive director; Gary Brabham appointed technical director….


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