Golds drop on profit-taking
After several weeks of spectacular gains driven by higher bullion prices, U.S.-listed gold stocks retrenched over the report period that ended June 4.Newmont Mining fell 41 to US$31.56, AngloGold dro…
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Mining stocks survive broad market woes
The release of another cautious U.S. consumer report pushed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index down 8.93 points, or 0.8%, during the holiday-shortened May 22-28 report period. Likewise, the Down Jones In…
Golds up in weaker US market
Generally gloomy economic news and weakness in the “new-economy” stocks brought the U.S. stock markets down over the report period May 15-21. The broadly based Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 17.4 po…
Newmont starts year with loss
Fresh from acquiring Franco Nevada Mining and Normandy Mining, Newmont Mining ended the May 9-14 period down $1.17 to US$28.05 as the world’s number-one gold producer posted a first-quarter net loss o…
Golds power US market
With gold prices firming up well above the US$300-per-oz. mark, investors in U.S.-traded gold stocks enjoyed another week of strong gains.Gold Fields shot up $1.70 to US$13.80 on heavy volume as the S…
Golds up in U.S.
With gold trading once again above US$300 per oz., the U.S.-listed majors turned in a strong performance over the report period ended April 23.Newmont Mining advanced 99 to US$29.24; AngloGold rose $…
Newmont to redeem preferreds
Newmont Mining advanced $1.58 to US$28.19 over the report period ended April 16 as it called for the redemption (in mid-May) of all the issued and outstanding shares of its US$3.35 covertible preferre…
Mixed results from metals producers
U.S. markets enjoyed a small boost over the March 13-19 report period, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 2.9 points to finish at just over 10,635 and the Standard & Poor’s 500 adding 4.7 po…
Anglo boosts Amplats stake
The biggest news during the report period was Anglo American’s revelation that it had spent US$701 million last year increasing its stake in Anglo American Platinum to 59.6% from 50.1%. The strategic …
Turmoil rocks Durban Deeps
Over the report period ended March 5, another blow was struck against the image of South Africa as a serious gold-mining country: the country’s government took the unusual step of barring Durban Roode…
Producers rise with yellow metal
Despite little substantive news from the bullion markets over the report period ended Feb. 25, gold prices still managed to stage a significant rally and closed up $5 to just under US$300 per oz.The U…
Newmont rises to the top
The volume leader among all the miners during the report period was Newmont Mining, which finally won control of both Normandy Mining and Franco-Nevada Mining, making it the the world’s largest gold m…