Newmont Mining Corporation

The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 228.73 points to finish the report period ended April 4 at 11,164.84, despite wild fluctuations on the last trading day. It plunged as much as 500 points durin…

The world’s largest gold producer has set its sights on several prospective areas of South America as part of an ongoing effort to expand beyond its operating base in South Africa.In the past year, An…

During the report period ended March 21, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 1,096.1 points, or 11%, to close at 10,907.24. The rally was highlighted by a record gain of nearly 500 points on March…

Propelled by the speculative frenzy in the high-tech and biotech sectors, the Canadian Venture Exchange gained 150.66 points, or 3.6%, over the report period ended March 14 to close at 4,375.45. The m…

In 1999, Compania de Minas Buenaventura (BVN-N) earned US$45 million (or 72 per American Depository Receipt), compared with US$30 million (48 per ADR) in the previous year.The profit was largely a r…

The Dow Industrials got pummeled during the report period ended March 7, falling 332.28 points, or 3.3%, to 9,796.03. It was the second time in two weeks the Dow had dipped below the 10,000 mark, as t…

Ashanti Goldfields’ (ASL-N) fire sale of a 50% joint-venture interest in its promising Geita mine project in the Lake Victoria Goldfields of northwestern Tanzania has attracted the attention of a half…

The improvement in copper prices over recent months could be a harbinger of things to come in the base metals sector. Nickel prices are fast approaching US$5 per lb. and even zinc has made a modest co…

Special to The Northern MinerTanzania’s unique combination of prospective geology and stable government is drawing unprecedented amounts of mining investment at a time when spending in most of Africa …

The Dow Jones industrial average posted a modest gain of 63.3 points to 10,995.63 during the pre-holiday report period ended Nov. 23.Spot gold on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange…

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The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 315.01 points, or 3%, to 10,932.33, late in the report period ended Nov. 16, spurred by an interest rate hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve.The rate hike helped …