American Barrick boosts reserves
What a difference a year can make in the life of a mining company.This time last year, Toronto-based American Barrick Resources was sitting with reserves totalling 3.5 million oz. in seven Canadian an…
McEwen Mining Inc
US golds take hit as price falls
A steep dip in the price of gold pushed U.S. gold producers lower over the April 2-8 report period. The yellow metal was fixed at US$324.10 per oz. on the morning of April 9, for a loss of $6.15 on th…
Mitsui buys into CVRD
The biggest global mining story of the report period was the complex deal involving Brazilian iron ore giant Cia Vale do Rio Doce’s (CVRD) and Japan’s no. 2 trading house, Mitsui.Mitsui winds up spend…
Coeur sets records
Last year was a banner one for Coeur d’Alene Mines, as the company set records for silver and gold production. Silver output rose 36% to 14.8 million ounces, produced at a cash cost of $2.89 per oz., …
Barron’s mugs Royal Gold
An exceedingly negative story about Royal Gold in the March 1 edition of Barron’s knocked a painful $6 off the gold royalty company’s shares, which dipped below US$14 before recovering to US$15.46 at …
Inco goes for gold
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO/FEBRUARY 1988As northwestern Quebec was blanketed in more snow, Inco Gold could well have re-named its first mine “Frozen Pond” instead of Golden Pond.With a stockpile of 40,000 tons…
War fears dampen market
U.S. stock exchanges fell again, during the report period Jan. 22-28, passing their year-end levels on the way and wiping out the New Year rally. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 29.08 points to c…
Gold touches US$355 per oz.
Gold bugs were particularly exultant during the report period ended Dec. 20 as the yellow metal surged to US$355 per oz. on Dec. 19. during intra-day, European trading.However, any belief in gold is s…
BHP curbs copper output
BHP Billiton, the world’s largest mining company, announced that its 2003 copper production target for the world’s largest copper mine, Escondida in Chile, is being set at 1.05 million tonnes, while a…
Stillwater mauled
The biggest news of the period under review was Noril’sk Nickel’s move to acquire a majority interest in troubled U.S. palladium-platinum producer Stillwater Mining for a combination of cash and physi…
JP Morgan dispels rumours
The gold bugs watched in glee as their arch nemesis, JP Morgan, the counterparty to most gold-derivatives trading, issued a statement that refuted rumours it had recently lost upwards of US$17 billlio…
OM in freefall
After dropping from US$40 to US$30 in the previous week, the shares of cobalt refiner OM Group collapsed further during the report period, falling 71% on Oct. 29 to US$8.95 and closing at US$7.49 on t…