Falconbridge Limited

Falco flies high in Q2

Higher metal prices offset lower production and increased mining costs for Falconbridge (FL-T) in the second quarter, enabling the major to more than triple earnings to US$139 million.





Donald Nord, senior refiner at Goldcorp's Red Lake mine, holds a gold brick that contains the 5-millionth ounce of gold produced at the mine.

Bonanza grades at Red Lake mine

Goldcorp (G-T) has encountered more high-grade gold during underground exploratory drilling at its Red Lake mine in northern Ontario.


CVRD eyes Noranda

Shares in Noranda (NRD-T) shot up $2.56, or nearly 12%, to $24.55 in morning trading on Wednesday, after media repo…


Exercise program good for gold company execs

The recovery of gold equities allowed various gold company executives to cash in on low-priced stock options in the past month. Insider trading transactions reported in the April 2004 issue of the OSC Bulletin include the following:…


Force majeure at Kidd

Falconbridge (FL-T) has claimed a force majeure at its Kidd Creek copper smelter in Timmins, Ont.


Beaufield climbs on Rouleau results (May 17, 2004)

Nepean, Ont.-based Beaufield Consolidated Resources (BFD-V) has released encouraging initial results from drilling at its Rouleau gold property, 120 km east of Lebel-sur-Quevillon in northwestern Quebec.


Base metals buoyed by manufacturing gains; Shakespeare

The most recent U.S. industrial production data showed a solid gain in the fourth quarter of 2003, led by a 1% jump in manufacturing output. The gains were boad-based, spreading across almost all manufacturing output categories. The February stren…




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