Anglo American Platinum Limited

U.S. stock markets turned downward in the report period Sept. 22-28 amid generally gloomy news on consumer spending and durable goods orders, and on a further decline in leading economic indicators. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 1.6% at…

Stock markets south of the border moved sideways over the trading period Sept. 15-21, with a quarter-point interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve making little impact on share prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off fractionally at…

AngloGold Ashanti (AU-N) has struck a deal to sell its entire interests in Ashanti Goldfields Zimbabwe Ltd. for US$2.26 million in cash to Mwana Africa Holdings.

Five workers have died in an accident at Anglo American‘s (AAUK-Q) El Soldado copper mine in central Chile.

U.S. stock markets made a modest gain during the report period Aug. 12-24, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 1.6% to 10,098.63 points and the S&P 500 index up 1.9% at 1,096.19.

Vancouver — A preliminary economic assessment of NovaGold Resources‘ (NG-T) Galore Creek project, in the Stikine gold belt of northwestern British Columbia, envisions an open-pit operation capable of mining 30,000 tonnes per da…

AfriOre (AFO-T) plans to sell its stake in one South African coal asset plus half of its interest in another to help develop existing gold projects and expand its precious metals portfolio.

Downbeat economic news, high crude oil prices, and the expectation that the U.S. Federal Reserve would increase interest rates brought U.S. stock markets lower in the reporting period Aug. 4-9. The S&P 500 Index fell 34.47 points, or 3.1%, to 1,06…

The first half of 2004 saw buoyant diamond jewelry retail sales around the globe.

Vancouver — Drilling at Viceroy Exploration‘s (VYE-V) Gualcamayo project in west-central Argentina continues to cut impressive gold intersections.

There wasn’t much motion in U.S. equity markets over the report period July 28-Aug. 3 as the major indices posted only fractional gains. But the resource sector was way ahead of the broader market, with most mining equities higher.