US golds take hit as price falls
A steep dip in the price of gold pushed U.S. gold producers lower over the April 2-8 report period. The yellow metal was fixed at US$324.10 per oz. on the morning of April 9, for a loss of $6.15 on th…
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Mitsui buys into CVRD
The biggest global mining story of the report period was the complex deal involving Brazilian iron ore giant Cia Vale do Rio Doce’s (CVRD) and Japan’s no. 2 trading house, Mitsui.Mitsui winds up spend…
Miners passed by in broad advance
The five trading days March 19-25 saw a modest advance by the U.S. stock markets, but gold and base metal equities were left out. Both major indices rose about 1%; the Dow Jones Industrial Average add…
Week-long dive on US markets
Things started badly on U.S. stock markets in the trading period March 5-11, and got steadily worse. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 180.81 points to 7,524.06, a loss of 2.3%, while the Standard…
Golds slip in bouncy trading
U.S. markets had a bouncy week, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average covering a 150-point spread in the report period Feb. 19-25, before settling at 7,909.50. The golds were down and the base metal p…
Great Basin drills Burnstone (February 10, 2003)
Vancouver — Great Basin Gold (GBG-V) has launched a 5-rig, 20,000-metre diamond drilling program over its newly acquired Burnstone property, 100 km southeast of Johannesburg, South Africa.The project…
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A sweet week for golds
Gold bugs were delighted over the holiday-shortened report period as prices for the yellow metal surged more than US$7 to a new, 6-year high of almost US$360 per oz.Gold has been on a steady march upw…
Canada’s junior exchange chases bull
Vancouver — The TSX Venture Exchange continued its bull run over the week ended Jan. 15. The S&P composite index closed up 15.2 points, or 1.38% of its value, to 1,110.57.Oasis Diamond Exploration tr…
Bulls back on Wall Street
A 265-point jump in the Dow Jones Industrial Average on the first trading day of 2003 put investors in the mood for gains, and the U.S. markets in general had a stellar week. The Dow was up 407.74 poi…
Golds rise against tide
Rising gold shares were set off in contrast to most other market sectors after a poor three trading days on the U.S. exchanges, Dec. 23-27. The Dow, declining 207.54 points to 8,303.78, and the S&P 50…
Gold touches US$355 per oz.
Gold bugs were particularly exultant during the report period ended Dec. 20 as the yellow metal surged to US$355 per oz. on Dec. 19. during intra-day, European trading.However, any belief in gold is s…