Companies (June 29, 1998)
Abacus MineralsAber ResourcesAJ Perron GoldAmbrex MiningAmerica Mineral FieldsAnglo AmericanArimetco InternationalAsarcoAtna ResourcesBaltic ResourcesBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBirim GoldfieldsBl…
Freeport-McMoRan Inc
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – INSIDER TRADING — Freeport insiders exercise options
In April, according to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, two directors of Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (FCX.A-N) liquidated stock, while three others increased their holdings…
Mining Standards Task Force calls for licensure, tighter rules
The Mining Standards Task Force of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE) and the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has proposed the strictest disclosure rules for mining companies of any jurisdiction in …
Companies (June 15, 1998)
Adex MiningAlta GoldAmax GoldAmericomm ResourcesAMT International MiningAnaconda NickelAnglo AmericanAntares Mining & ExplorationAnvil Range MiningArgentina GoldArizona Star ResourceAsarcoAtapa Minera…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Dow regains lost ground
The Dow Jones Industrial average picked up lost ground during the June 3-9 report period, racking up three consecutive days in positive territory, including a 167-point gain on June 5. The average fin…
U.S. markets — Dow dips as gold languishes
The Dow Jones Industrial average lost 107.12 points (or 1.2%) during the report period of May 13-19. The average spent the last half of the week in decline before posting a minor gain to close at 9,05…
U.S. markets — Stocks mixed as Dow rebounds
The Dow Jones Industrial average erased its losses from last week to end the report period of April 29-May 5 up 248.61 points (or 2.8%). The average tested the 9,200-mark earlier in the week, only to …
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Spending peak has passed
Spending on mineral exploration worldwide likely peaked in 1997, according to a report released by Halifax, N.S.-based Metals Economics Group.Entitled Corporate Exploration Strategies: A Worldwide Ana…
MINING MARKETS AND INVESTMENT NEWS — Royal insiders exercise options
Senior management exercised options for Royal Gold (RGLD-Q) during January.According to filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, President Peter Babin and Chairman Stanley Dempsey eac…
Companies (April 27, 1998)
Abacus MineralsAlta GoldAmax GoldAnglo AmericanArian ResourcesAtapa MineralsAurado ExplorationBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBice VenturesBlue Ribbon ResBreakwater ResBroken Hill ProprietaryCamecoCampho…
EDITORIAL — Mine influx jumps to 60,000 people — Freeport’s social audit
When Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold began work in Irian Jaya three decades ago, about 400 local people lived in the vicinity of the giant Grasberg deposit. Today, over 60,000 people have moved into th…
MINING MARKETS AND INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. markets — Dow climbs through 9,100
The Dow Jones Industrial average ended the April 8-14 report period on a high note, closing above the 9,100 mark for the first time. The average was up 153.70 points, or 1.7%, for the week.On the New …