Franco-Nevada richer
Standing apart from most of its struggling peers, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) has reported record 6-month earnings from continuing operations.For the six months ended Sept. 30, Franco earned $55.1 mil…
Normandy Mining Limited
Normandy arranges funds
Normandy Mining’s (NDY-T) 62%-owned subsidiary, Australian Magnesium Corp. (AMC), has arranged a considerable portion of the $525 million needed to develop the proposed 90,000-tonne-per-year Stanwell …
Goldfields, Delta to merge
Vancouver — Goldfields and fellow Australian gold miner Delta Gold have inked a merger deal that will catapult the new company to the million-ounce-per-year level. The merged entity will rank as one …
Metals give back August gains
After another poor week, base metals markets ended back at their recent lows and have now given back almost all of the gains made in August’s second half rally.Nickel has fared worst of all, cementing…
Franco to control Echo Bay in debt deal
A proposal by Echo Bay Mines (ECO-T) to convert a large debt into common shares would hand effective control of the company to Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T), and put a large block of shares into the han…
AngloGold bids for Normandy (September 10, 2001)
Moving to expand and diversify its gold portfolio, AngloGold (AU-N) has launched an all-share bid to acquire Normandy Mining (NDY-T), Australia’s largest gold miner.Creating what it describes as the “…
Dow dips below 10,000 mark
Denver — Growing market pessimism pushed the Dow Jones industrial average below the 10,000 mark, down 224.54 points, or 2.2%, to 9997.49 points during the report period ended Sept. 4. The Nasdaq drop…
Normandy, TVX clean up balance sheets
Writedowns on non-performing assets have left Normandy Mining (NDY-T) with a significant quarterly loss, with affiliate TVX Gold (TVX-T) incurring a smaller loss as it brings its balance sheet back to…
Partners granted Ntotoroso licence (July 30, 2001)
Equal partners Moydow Mines International (MOY-T) and Normandy Mining (NDY-T) have been granted a 30-year mining lease for the Ntotoroso gold project in west-central Ghana.Over the past four years, No…
Australia top destination for exploration spending
Australia attracted 17.3% of global exploration funding last year, more than any other country in the world, though spending fell 19% to A$676.3 million from the previous year. Gold was the main targe…
Homestake buys Aussie project from Rio Tinto
Denver — In return for US$27.6 million, Homestake Mining (HM-N) will acquire the Cowal project in New South Wales, Australia, from North Gold (WA), a wholly owned subsidiary of Rio Tinto (RTP-N).Acco…
Ken Snyder sale closes
Shareholders of Normandy Mining (NDY-T) have approved the agreement with Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) under which Normandy will take over the Ken Snyder mine at the northern end of Nevada’s Carlin gold…