FPO Hemlo seen as ripe for consolidation
The much-anticipated consolidation that’s shaking up the gold industry is capturing the attention of investors and mining executives alike. Although most of the attention is focused on activities at t…
Newmont Mining Corporation
Northern Miner Indices (March 11, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mini…
Bema finances work at Monument Bay
Junior Bema Gold (BGO-T) has closed a brokered private placement of flow-through shares with Canaccord Capital and Haywood Securities with an eye toward resuming drilling at the high-grade Monument Ba…
Candente ups interests in Peru (March 04, 2002)
Vancouver — Candente Resource (DNT-V) has acquired the remaining 50% interest it does not already own in three Peruvian gold projects: Lunahuana, El Tigre and Las Sorpresas.The Joanne Freeze-led juni…
Producers rise with yellow metal
Despite little substantive news from the bullion markets over the report period ended Feb. 25, gold prices still managed to stage a significant rally and closed up $5 to just under US$300 per oz.The U…
Northern Miner Indices (March 04, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningNMC-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Minin…
Getchell mine pushes Placer into red
Vancouver — Placer Dome (PDG-T) posted a US$29-million profit during the fourth quarter of 2001, but US$301 million in writedowns pushed the company US$133 million into the red for the year.Quarterly…
Newmont now the biggest on the block
Ushering in a new era in gold mining, Newmont Mining (NEM-N) has taken control of Normandy Mining (NDY-T) and merged with Franco-Nevada Mining to overtake AngloGold (AU-N) as the world’s larges…
Barrick to halve hedge book
With fewer writedowns and a merger under its belt, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) finished 2001 with modest earnings in contrast to the loss it took in 2000. But the big gold producer had other news to deliver:…
Northern Miner Indices (February 25, 2002)
NORTH AMERICAN MINING INDEXCompanyTickerWeight (%)Barrick GoldABX-T25.5CamecoCO-T4.1FalconbridgeFL-T5.3Franco-Nevada MiningFN-T7.0Freeport McMoRan Cop’r BFCX-N5.7IncoN-T9.2Newmont Mining…
Central bank selling pricks ears of producers
The issue of central bank selling resurfaced during the Feb. 13-19 report period, after Germany revealed its intention to unload some of its reserves.On Feb. 19, Bundesbank President Ernst Welteke tol…
Newmont rises to the top
The volume leader among all the miners during the report period was Newmont Mining, which finally won control of both Normandy Mining and Franco-Nevada Mining, making it the the world’s largest gold m…