U.S. MARKETS — Dow ends on new high
The Dow Jones Industrial average closed the April 15-21 report period at a record high of 9,184.94. The average was up 74.74 points, or 0.8%, for the week.A surge in the price of gold late in the repo…
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Warren Buffet takes stake in silver
The price of silver was given a boost last week when American investment guru Warren Buffet announced that his company, Berkshire Hathaway, had taken a large stake in bullion silver.The price of the m…
Companies (February 16, 1998)
Adrian ResourcesAlberta EnergyAltavista MinesAlto MineralsAmax GoldAmerican Mineral FieldsAmerican TechnologyExplorationAnglo AmericanAshton Mining of CanBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBema GoldBirim…
Gold industry pulls in its horns — Rating service downgrades producers; Kinross to close QR
The gold price plunged again over the past week, crashing through its Feb.25, 1985, low of US$284.25 on Dec. 9, and causing further concern that gold producers will be forced to close their highest-co…
Companies (December 15, 1997)
Adrian ResourcesAGC Americas GoldAgnico Eagle MinesAlto MineralsAmax GoldAmbrex MiningAntares Mining and ExplorationAnvil RangeArmada GoldAtna ResourcesAurizon MinesBand-Ore ResourcesBanro ResourcesBa…
Great Central considers options Down Under
An attempt by Great Central Mines (GTCMY-Q) to shore up holdings in the Yandal and Wiluna mineral belts of Western Australia is faltering as the closing date for the proposed transaction approaches.In…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Output rises as Golden Cross prepares to close
Everyone likes a happy ending, and Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) is attempting to pen its own as it prepares to cease production at the Golden Cross mine in New Zealand following the operation’s most pr…
Coeur d’Alene gets EIS OK for Kensington
The Final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement (FSEIS) for the Kensington gold project in Alaska has been given the nod by the U.S Forest Service, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Ar…
NEVADA — Rochester remains constant for Coeur — First-quarter earnings down for U.S. producer
Production at the Rochester mine of Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N) held steady during the first quarter of 1997, with 15,823 oz. gold and 1.5 million oz.silver.The latest figures are similar to those rec…
Alaskan mine to provide housing
Coeur d’Alene Mines and a native corporation, Goldbelt, will work together to build and maintain up to 102 housing units for residents of Juneau, Alaska.The project will form one phase of the construc…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Majors account for rise in Alaskan exploration
Gold exploration in Alaska has taken off in the past year, with activity spurred on by renewed work at the Donlin Creek gold deposit and development of the Fort Knox deposit.Amax Gold (AU-N) anticipat…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Coeur’s Rochester reaches milestone
The 10-year-old Rochester mine is the largest primary silver producer in Nevada’s history, having just passed a production milestone of 50 million oz.The mine, operated by Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE-N),…