Barrick Gold Corporation

Higher byproduct credits for copper, zinc and silver resulted in lower-than-expected costs in the fourth quarter at the LaRonde gold mine in northwestern Quebec.The news comes as owner Agnico-Eagle Mi…

Sparked in part by a rally in Nortel Networks, buyers pushed the S&P/TSE composite index 243.28 points higher over the Jan. 14-20 report period. The bourse ended the period at 6,623.62, or 2.9% greate…

Profit-takers went away happy as the Toronto Stock Exchange composite index dipped 24.76 points over the Jan. 7-13 report period, ending the week at 8,380.34.Gold also reversed course, retreating US$3…

The Toronto Stock Exchange’s gold issues dominated the holiday-shortened report period ended Dec. 29.The gold index shot up 15.59 points over the three days to end 6.5% higher at 234.03. Most of the g…

All the key trends that have contributed to rising gold prices over the past year remain in place. The strong price recovery in commodities across all sectors continues to attract investment into prec…

The capture of Saddam Hussein over the Dec. 10-16 report period was certainly a political triumph for the U.S., but two subsequent car bombings in the country’s capital left investors here at home ske…

The recent announcement by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) Chairman Peter Munk that the company will not consider further forward sales of gold over the next 10 years nor roll any of its hedge contracts forward …

Having estabished its exploration prowess at the Golden Hills property in Mongolia, QGX (QGX-V) is now active in an underexplored region in the country’s southeast.QGX, which recently attracted the at…

A strong rally sent gold US$9.55 higher over the five trading days to a London morning fix of US$401.05 per oz. on Dec. 2. It’s the first time the yellow metal has surpassed the psychological barrier …

The British Columbia Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal by Homestake Canada, a subsidiary of Barrick Gold (ABX-T), against the January 2001 judgment of the province’s Supreme Court awarding $88 m…

Tanzania’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has granted partners Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Northern Mining Explorations (MDN-T) a special mining licence for the commercial development of the Ea…