Iamgold jilted, again (December 07, 2004)
After weeks of legal challenges and verbal sniping, shareholders of Gold Fields (GFI-N) have finally had their say,…
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EurOmax drills Bulgarian gold (December 07, 2004)
Vancouver – EurOmax Resources (EOX-V) (previously Omax Resources), once primarily focused on Alberta oil and gas, h…
Goldcorp offers to take over Wheaton
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has finally found a deal it likes, a friendly merger offer from Goldcorp (G-T) for a…
Intrepid hits hot hole at Casposo (December 06, 2004)
Shares in Intrepid Minerals (IAU-T) shot up as much as 11, or nearly 19%, higher to 70 in afternoon trading in To…
More Mount Polley high-grade for Imperial
Vancouver – Additional Northeast zone drilling by Imperial Metals (III-T) at its wholly-owned Mount Polley copper-g…
Through the magic of NGOs
Manhattan Minerals has sold its Peruvian mineral interests for US$600,000 and the assumption of $2.4 million in liabilities. So ends a cautionary tale for explorers and their backers alike.
Newfoundland’s gold attracts explorers
St. John’s, Nfld. —
Seeing no evil
We’re fortunate to have another example in front of us. At the Chenjiashan coal mine in China’s Shaanxi province, 116 miners are missing and presumed dead, and another 50 are confirmed dead following a methane explosion.
Holiday quiet calms markets
U.S. stock markets traded in a narrow range between Nov. 24 and 30, a trading period bisected by the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. The S&P 500 index closed 3.12 points lower, at 1,173.82, in four trading days that saw the index move in a 14-point ban…
Gold breaks US$450 per oz.
Gold broke through the psychological US$450-per-oz. barrier during the Nov. 24-30 report period, ending near a 16-year high of US$453.40 per oz. in the afternoon in London on Nov. 30. Still, the Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold index suffered a late-…
Apollo takes off
OSC head to step down
David Brown will resign as chairman of the Ontario Securities Commission at the end of June 2005.