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Barrick reaches summit

Barrick Gold‘s (ABX-T, ABX-N) quest to become the world’s biggest gold miner is all but complete with the acquisition of an 81% stake in rival Placer Dome (PDG-T,…


TSX continues its climb

A late surge helped the TSX Composite Index end the Jan. 17-23 report period in the black, while the rest of the country ended in blue, with the Conservative Party emerging from the Jan. 23 federal el…


Atna cuts Ogee high grade

The Ogee zone at the past-producing Pinson mine project in northeastern Nevada is starting to live up to its name for operator Atna Resources (ATN-T, ATNAF-O)….


Barrick nears the summit

Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T, ABX-N) quest to become the world’s biggest gold miner is nearer fruition after the acquisiti…



Big gains for golds over holiday

The year-end recovery of the gold price proved to be a real jolt in the gold sector, while the broader market moved little. The TSX Composite Index gained only 0.2%, rising 26.89 points to 11,272.26 o…


Placer gets billion-dollar Christmas bonus

With Placer Dome‘s (PDG-T, PDG-N) shareholders less than eager to tender to its original takeover offer, Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) has stuffed a bit more green…


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…



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…


Placer and Barrick take a breather

Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) and Barrick Gold (ABX-T, ABX-N) took a break from a month-long sparring match on Dec. 11, as Placer agreed to drop its poison pill in e…


Investors cash in

Toronto stocks succumbed to a late bout of profit taking to end the Dec. 6-12 report period just 90.48 points higher at 11,099.26. The golds performed similarly, but finished 3.7% better at 236.99; th…


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