Homestake Mining Company

Glamis poised to enlarge Marigold operation

A study has confirmed the feasibility of expanding the Marigold mine in Nevada’s Battle Mountain trend.Reno-based Glamis Gold (GLG-T) says the study estimates minable resources (proven and probable re…


Newmont jumps in

Applying a new twist to industry consolidation, Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has announced its intention to acquire Normandy Mining (NDY-T) and Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) to create the world’s large…


Glamis Gold builds on profitable performance

Vancouver — Improved production at the Rand mine in southern California helped Glamis Gold (GLG-T) post its fourth straight quarterly profit.Earnings for the third quarter totalled US$600,000 (or US1…


Newmont bid stirs market

Newmont Mining shocked the gold mining world on Nov. 14 by launching a simultaneous, all-share takeover bid for Canada’s Franco-Nevada Mining and Australia’s Normandy Mining. The deal would create the…


Northern Miner Indices (November 19, 2001)

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…


Northern Miner Indices (November 12, 2001)

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…


Feds slash key rate to 2%

The biggest market-driver in the U.S. during the report period ended Nov. 6 was the Federal Reserve’s slashing of its overnight lending rate by 50 basis points to 2%, its lowest level in more than 40 …


BLM decision gives Imperial project new lease on life

Vancouver — The stalled permitting process at Glamis Gold’s (GLG-T) Imperial project in southern California got a boost after the Department of Interior’s Bureau of Land Management (BLM) reversed a l…


Barrick earnings slip

Lower production and higher costs combined to reduce third-quarter earnings for Barrick Gold (ABX-T).Net earnings topped US$66 million (or 17 per share) in the three months ended Sept. 30, US$20 mill…


Cut in Bank of Canada rate falls on deaf ears

Hoping to boost investor confidence, the Bank of Canada shed 75 basis points from its key lending rate on Oct. 23, bringing it to a 40-year low. But so far, the decision appears to have backfired: the…


Northern Miner Indices (October 29, 2001)

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…


Northern Miner Indices (October 22, 2001)

NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T18.7FalconbridgeFL-T5.9Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T6.5Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.3Homestake MiningHM-N6.4IncoN-T9.4Newm…


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