Gabriel looks at scaled-back Rosia Montana
Gabriel Resources (GBU-T) has received the results of a second definitive feasibility study on its 80%-owned Rosia…
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Sun sets on Homestake
In its final quarterly report before being absorbed into the Barrick Gold empire in mid-December, venerable gold miner Homestake Mining announced that lower production costs allowed it to post third-q…
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Storliden enters final stretch
With its decline more than half-finished, the Storliden project is taking shape as Sweden’s newest copper-zinc mine.Situated in the Skelleftea district, the project is owned by Swedish-based North Atl…
Spot Prices Wed. October 31, 2001
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$280.95+$4.80Silver$ 4.28+$0.03Platinum$427.00+$…
Staff Investment Policy (November 05, 2001)
The Northern Miner does not permit any editorial employee to file stories about companies in which the writer owns shares. Editorial employees are also not permitted to take part in initial public off…
PDAC to focus on hot spots
The annual convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada, slated for March 10-13, 2002, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, will feature a keynote session on exploration hot s…
Geita powers Ashanti
Ghana-based Ashanti Goldfields (ASL-N) saw its profits nearly double during the third quarter, thanks in part to increased production at its 50%-owned Geita mine in Tanzania.Earnings totalled US$14.5 …
Getchell drags down Placer (November 05, 2001)
Vancouver — A US$292-million writedown on the Getchell mine, near Winnemucca, Nev., pushed North America’s fourth-largest gold miner deep into the red during the third quarter.The one-time charge cau…
Starfield, Far West lead gainers
Vancouver — Canada’s junior exchange posted gains in the resource sector but not enough to keep the composite index from wallowing. The Canadian Venture Exchange composite index dropped 6.2 points, o…
Placer buoyed by Getchell writedown
The most heavily traded company on the Toronto Stock Exchange during the Oct. 24-30 report period was Placer Dome, which jumped $1.40 to $18.25 as investors applauded the company for “facing reality” …