Barrick moves towards leaner structure
VANCOUVER — Earlier this year Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) outlined a “back to the future” strategy that would see it become a “leaner and more agile” operator, focused on a core portfolio of assets and…
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Hard Hats & High Heels leaves a lasting impression
Innovative. Inspiring. Fun. That’s what the Hard Hats & High Heels fashion show and panel presentation was all about. Organized by Women Who Rock (WWR) and the Canadian Arts & Fashion Awards (CAFA), the cross-sector collaboration…
US stocks end lower, May 25-29
Uncertainty over Greece’s debt talks and a first-quarter contraction in the U.S. economy pushed stock indexes lower. Markets closed for the Memorial Day holiday, but when they reopened, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.2% to…
China’s Zijin Mining buys into Barrick, Ivanhoe assets
Just a week after Vale (NYSE: VALE) unveiled a memorandum of understanding with one of China’s largest commercial banks for financing arrangements worth up to US$4 billion, Zijin Mining Group of southern Fujian province has agreed to…
Barrick’s Alturas discovery could be the next Veladero
VANCOUVER — Barrick Gold (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) has uncovered a hidden gold deposit known as Alturas, in Chile’s gold-rich El Indio district, 30 km south of the former El Indio mine.
NuLegacy hits high-grade gold in Nevada
NuLegacy Gold (TSXV: NUG; US-OTC: NULGF) has found drilling success at its Iceberg gold deposit, a Carlin-type gold system in Nevada’s Cortez trend.
Columbus Gold to launch $20M program
Over the next year, Columbus Gold (TSXV: CGT; US-OTC: CBGDF), a small junior with a market cap of just $64 million, will oversee $20 million invested in exploration and development at its two gold projects, Paul Isnard in French Guiana and…
Premier to be ‘next major gold miner,’CEO Downie says
VANCOUVER — Premier Gold Mines (TSX: PG; US-OTC: PIRGF) is hoping to follow in the footsteps of some major Canadian success stories in the gold space. And the company has gotten closer to reaching that goal with a…
Commentary: The importance of tying executive compensation to performance
Over the past decade there has been increased effort, often advocated by shareholder advisory groups, to link executive compensation with executive and corporate performance (so-called “pay-for-performance”).
NGEx builds on discovery in Chile-Argentina
VANCOUVER — Junior explorer NGEx Resources (TSX: NGQ; US-OTC: NGQRF) continues to expand mineralization at its Filo Del Sol project in a district it refers to as “Chile’s largest new copper-gold camp.” Bob Carmichael,…
Zambian royalties confound industry experts
Peter Leon is head of mining regulation at South African law firm Webber Wentzel and is a partner in the firm’s mining practice. The Northern Miner caught up with him a day before the Prospectors &Developers Association of Canada…
Barrick heads ‘back to the future,’ but writedowns persist
VANCOUVER — Much of the rhetoric in Barrick Gold’s (TSX: ABX; NYSE: ABX) recent marketing drive has involved getting back to its roots and rediscovering the “lean and nimble” business model that led to the…