Toronto Stock Exchange, June 24-28
The Toronto Stock Exchange closed trading in positive territory, with the S&P/TSX Composite Index gaining 133 points, or 1.11%, to 12,129.11. Despite the boost, the index is down 2.45% year to date.
Barrick Gold Corporation
Barrick puts Pascua-Lama on slow track, eyes US$5B writedown, job cuts
When you’re in trouble, by all means keep digging, but just slow down the pace a bit. At least that is the solution Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has devised for its bloated Pascua-Lama gold mine project under construction in Chile and…
Editorial: This is what a washout looks like
Barrick Gold is the world’s leading gold company, and its Pascua-Lama gold-silver megaproject under construction on the Chilean-Argentine border is its leading development project. And so the gold industry watches in dismay as the major…
Toronto Stock Exchange, June 17-21
The strong run that equity markets had been enjoying for much of the year came to an end during the period, and the S&P/TSX Composite Index did not escape the global market trend. The index was off 255 points to 11,955.66 points for the…
Corvus bumps up economics at North Bullfrog
An optimized preliminary economic assessment (PEA) for Corvus Gold’s (KOR-T) North Bullfrog open-pit gold-silver project in southern Nevada has outlined a slightly larger project with substantially better returns.
Barrick turns to layoffs to cut costs
VANCOUVER – With the price of gold down more than 20% this year, its share price down more than 50% in eight months, and setbacks piling ups at its operating and developing mines, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) is laying off 30% of its…
U.S. markets, May 27-31
U.S. markets were closed for the Memorial Day holiday on May 27, and when trading resumed equities were volatile for the rest of the week, rising one day only to fall the next on mixed news. Markets initially rose on Tuesday after Japanese and…
Chile fines Barrick US$16M for violations
VANCOUVER — Chile’s environmental regulator has imposed its maximum fine on the world’s largest gold miner after a four-month investigation revealed Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) committed “very serious” violations…
Toronto Stock Exchange, May 20-24
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s main index stayed in the green during the shortened week despite speculation that the U.S. Federal Reserve may slow down its monetary easing.
Toronto Stock Exchange, May 13-17
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rode an up-and-down period and came out ahead, as it gained 41 points to 12,613.12, largely on sentiment that the U.S. economy is recovering.
Feds join miners, universities to improve exploration success
The Canadian government is joining more than 24 mining companies and 17 Canadian universities to launch a collaborative research project to improve exploration techniques in the mining industry.
Pueblo Viejo partners to give DR gov’t more money, and sooner
VANCOUVER — After putting four years and $3.7 billion into developing a massive gold mine that is expected to produce 1 million oz. gold annually during the first five years of its 25-year lifespan, it’s little surprise that the…