Barrick geologist killed in Peru
Jorge Injoque, a geologist working for Barrick Misquichilca, the Peruvian subsidiary of Barrick Gold (ABX-T), has been killed after five men wearing masks attacked a Barrick exploration camp in the An…
Compania de Minas Buenaventura S.A.A.
Gold majors on the march
Even with gold languishing in the low US$350-per-oz. range, all the U.S.-listed gold majors enjoyed strong gains through the report period ended July 1.Sector-leader Newmont Mining jumped $1.58 to US$…
Golds survive rocky week
Despite gold prices tumbling more than US$10 per oz. over the period, the U.S.-listed gold miners managed to hang on and end the week in positive territory.Among the gold majors: Newmont Mining jumped…
Gold prices help quarter at Buenaventura (May 19, 2003)
Higher production and an improved gold price buoyed up the top line for Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN-N) in the first three months of 2003.The Peruvian gold and silver miner posted net earnings …
Barrick shows grassroots prowess with Peruvian find
A new emphasis on grassroots exploration paid off for Barrick Gold (ABX-T) in 2002 with the discovery of the 9.5-million-oz. Lagunas Norte gold deposit at Alto Chicama in northern Peru.Barrick jump-st…
Silver producers jostle for investors’ attention
At the Autumn Precious Metals Seminar, held recently in Toronto and co-sponsored by the Silver Institute and Gold Fields Mineral Services, representatives of five North American silver producers gave …
Golds show life signs
U.S. markets moved sideways over the reporting period Dec. 11-17, but the mining stocks, particularly the golds, ran up substantially. The Dow, which fell 38.87 points to 8,535.39, was down slightly, …
Gloomy start to September
A market rout on September’s first trading day in the U.S. might be a sign of further carnage to come this fall. For the report period ended Sept. 3, the major indices retested post-9-11 lows, with th…
Newmont rises with strong quarter
Newmont Mining turned in its first quarterly report since its mega-merger with Franco-Nevada Mining and Normandy Mining, and the results augur well for the company’s future. The company, now the world…
Proposals sink SA shares
The stocks of South African-based miners headed south during the report period ended July 30 as political risk made a stark reappearance.In a document leaked to a Johannesburg-based web site in late J…
US mining shares walloped
The 7-day period that ended July 23 was marked by relentless waves of panic selling in markets across the world. In the U.S., the S&P 500 index sank 11.4% to 797.71 points, the Dow Jones Industrial Av…
Barrick doubles Alto Chicama resource estimate (July 15, 2002)
Infill drilling by Barrick Gold (ABX-T) on the Lagunas Norte deposit has more than doubled the inferred resource at the 185-sq.-km Alto Chicama property in north-central Peru.The resource now stands a…