Newmont Mining Corporation

Although five executives of a wholly owned subsidiary of Newmont Mining (NEM-N) were recently arrested in Jakarta over allegations of pollution, the company plans to continue operating in Indonesia.

Absolut — Harry Burgess appointed director; John Tarrant resigned as director.

U.S. stock markets turned downward in the report period Sept. 22-28 amid generally gloomy news on consumer spending and durable goods orders, and on a further decline in leading economic indicators. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off 1.6% at…

Owing to lower-than-expected gold and silver production, Reno-based Metallic Ventures Gold (MVG-T) has suspended mining at its Esmeralda project in northwestern Nevada.

Vancouver — Nevada Pacific Gold (NPG-V) has signed two more deals with Placer Dome (PDG-T) on gold properties in northern Nevada, one in the Cortez area and the other in the Carlin trend.

Stock markets south of the border moved sideways over the trading period Sept. 15-21, with a quarter-point interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve making little impact on share prices. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was off fractionally at…

U.S. stock markets didn’t show much change over the period Sept. 8-14. The S&P 500 index was up 7 points, or 0.6%, at 1,128.33 points and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, or 24.63 points to close at 10,318.16 points.

The Peruvian government says it won’t give into local protesters and revoke a permit allowing Minera Yanacocha, controlled by Newmont Mining (NEM-N) and Peru’s Minas Buenaventura (BVN-N), to explore for gold a…

U.S. stock markets rose slightly over the period Sept.1-7. The S&P 500 index was up 17 points, or 1.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.6%, or 168.87 points, to close at 10,342.79 points.