Miners rebound for Christmas
The TSX Composite Index ended the holiday-shortened Dec. 20-23 report period with a 91.09-point rise to a near-record high of 11,245.37 points. TSX gold miners enjoyed some holiday buying, with the gr…
Goldcorp Inc
Yellow metal loses lustre
The Toronto Stock Exchange tacked on another 55.02 points to end the Dec. 13-19 report period at 11,1554.28. The gold index did well, slipping just 0.67 of a point to 236.32 as US$27.75 was carved fro…
Billion dollar Christmas bonus
With investors less than eager to tender to its original takeover offer, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has stuffed a …
McEwen adds Minera Andes to his roster
Vancouver – Minera Andes (MAI-V) is the latest junior explorer to fall into the sights of Robert McEwen, who is inv…
People (December 19, 2005)
Placer and Barrick take a breather
Buoyant bullion drives strong junior market
The heavily junior-weighted S&P-TSX Venture Exchange continued its upward march over the Dec. 6-12 report period, propelled by an almost 25-year high in the price of gold at US$540 per oz, while s…
Barrick balks at Placer’s books
Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) recently extended offer for rival gold miner Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has been gran…
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (December 12, 2005)
Just five weeks after agreeing to buy the major Canadian assets of
Barrick, Placer trade jabs
The emerging punch and counter-punch routine between
Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus (December 05, 2005)
Just five weeks after agreeing to buy the major Canadian assets of Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) for $1.35 billion in …