Zaldivar boosts Placer’s performance
Placer Dome’s (PDG-T) wholly owned Zaldivar copper mine is proving a significant contributor to the major’s bottom line. Situated in northern Chile, the open-pit, heap-leach operation added US$213 mil…
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Boliden seeks partners at Lomas Bayas, Myra Falls
Higher production and improved copper and zinc prices helped Boliden (BOL-T) to an operating profit in the three months ended Sept. 30, but further writedowns on the balance sheet — including a US$19…
Ashton urges acceptance of De Beers’ bid
The board of directors of Australian-listed Ashton Mining has recommended that its shareholders reject Rio Tinto’s (RTP-N) A$1.85-per-share offer, which it described as “neither fair nor reasonable,” …
Analyst keeps close watch on Aber Diamond
Dorothy Atkinson was a government geologist based in Yellowknife during the heady days of the diamond rush in the Northwest Territories. Today, as senior mining analyst for IPO Capital, she’s keeping …
Dow leaves miners behind
Denver — The Dow Jones industrial average bounded up 578.07 points, or 5.6%, during the report period ended Oct. 31, erasing losses from two weeks ago, though mining issues were mixed.Spot gold on th…
Dow pulls back from big loss
The Dow Jones industrial average suffered a staggering drop during the report period ended April 18, though late-week trading cut the losses to 4.6%. The Dow ended the week down 519.66 points at 10,76…
Dow Jones edges higher
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 122.24 points, or 1.1%, during the report period ended April 11 to close at 11,287.08, as investors continued fleeing high-tech stocks on the Nasdaq.Spot gold …
Gold benefits from recent market whipsaw
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…
Dow rockets, gold sputters
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…
Band-Ore in Canadian diamond hunt
Toronto-based junior Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) has launched airborne geophysical surveys at two of its diamond exploration properties in eastern Canada.At the 25-sq.-km GQ diamond property in Musquas…
Rocky Dow leaves gold cold
The Dow Jones industrial average gained 15.21 points, or 0.15%, during the report period ended March 14 to close at 9,811.24 in turbulent trading.The uncertainty in the broader market had little effec…
Partners bullish on Barra Grande potential
A second phase of drilling by Trans Hex International (THI-T) suggests that the Barra Grande property in eastern Brazil may host millions of cubic metres of diamond-bearing gravels.Barra Grande compri…