People (June 16, 2003)
Barrick — Alex Davidson appointed executive VP of exploration.Canadian Oil Sands Trust — Allen Hagerman appointed CFO of wholly owned subsidiary Canadian Oil Sands Ltd. which manages the trust.Cu…
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Royal Gold enjoys record quarter
Vancouver — The rising bullion price has prompted the largest U.S.-based precious metals royalty company to top up its till and look for acquisitions.Royal Gold (RGL-T) earned US$2.5 million (or US12…
Base metals surge as golds fizzle
The Toronto Stock Exchange’s composite index continued its upward climb over the May 28-June 3 report period, ending 95.04 points higher at 6,931.25.The gold index fared poorly despite a surge in pric…
Midway cuts more gold in Nevada
Vancouver — Midway Gold (MDW-V) has been focusing its efforts on its namesake gold property in Nevada’s Nye Cty., where it is engaged in a joint venture with Newmont Mining (NEM-N).Midway lies betwee…
Junior explorers target Tonopah district
Vancouver — LEH Ventures (LEH-V) has become the latest junior exploration company to join the hunt for gold in the Tonopah region of Nevada.The company inked a deal to earn a 60% stake in the Baxter …
Golds falter as broad market shines
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index gained 113.84 points over the May 21-27 report period to end at 6,840.24 points, its highest finish in nearly a year.Junior Tahera was the period’s hottest m…
New gold trusts launched
With gold prices on the rise, several gold-bullion investment vehicles are sprouting up in Canada, the U.S. and Australia.In Canada, the managers behind North America’s only publicly traded bullion fu…
Suppliers Roundup (May 26, 2003)
Explosives giants seal dealNorwegian-based Dyno Nobel Holding and Connecticut-based Ensign-Bickford Co. have combined their commercial explosives businesses. The deal was first announced in September …
Blanchard looks to add to Barrick complaint (May 26, 2003)
New Orleans-based bullion dealer Blanchard & Co. has filed a motion with a Louisiana district court to add to its antitrust complaint against Barrick Gold (ABX-T).Blanchard is looking to supplement it…
Broad market crawls ahead, gold rallies
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index began the holiday-shortened May 26-June 1 report period on an uptick, then moved sideways. By the period’s end, it had risen 29.2 points to settle at 6,732.1…
Lakota, Gold Fields strike deal
South African mining house Gold Fields (GFI-N) has taken an option on the land package recently consolidated by Lakota Resources (YLA-V) in the Lake Victoria gold district of Tanzania.Under the terms …
Consolidation affects exploration
You don’t need hyperspectral imaging or the latest in magnetotellurics to figure out that the impact of consolidation on exploration has been substantial. The last half-decade has been one of the hars…