Gold Fields Limited

Vancouver — A proposed marriage between Australian-listed Crown Diamonds and South African-based Petra Diamonds (PDL-L) would create a diversified producer and e…

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Goldcorp (G-T) has declared its bid for Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) a success after 69% of the shares of Wheaton had been tendered to Goldcorp’s bid by the end…

Vancouver — Drilling by Consolidated Puma Minerals (CPW-V) has extended platinum-group-element mineralization by more than 1,400 metres at the East Pansky project in northwestern R…

Vancouver — Cost-reduction programs and increased production helped Gold Fields (GFI-N) boost operating profits by 40% during its latest quarter ended Dec. 31, 2004….

Resource stocks in general fell during the period Feb. 2-8, even as major U.S. stock indices gained. The Dow Jones Industrial Average picked up 1.6% over the period, closing at 10,724.63. Strength in…

Drilling by Orezone Resources (OZN-T) on the Essakan gold project in Burkina Faso, West Africa, has extended the Essakan main zone (EMZ)….

Vancouver — Partners Gold Fields (GFI-N) and Orezone Resources (OZN-T) are stepping up the pace of activity at the Essakan gold project in Burkina Faso….

U.S. equity markets were lower over the report period Jan. 18-25, mainly forced lower by poor earnings news. The S&P-500 index was down 2.3% of value, at 1,168.41 points.

United States stock markets drifted marginally lower over the report period Jan. 5-11, with the S&P 500 index down 5.06 points at 1,182.99.