Wheaton River Minerals Ltd

Asian Mineral Res. — Jim Askew appointed director.

Glamis Gold (GLG-T) will solicit proxies from shareholders of takeover target Goldcorp (g-t) in the hope of stopping Goldcorp’s planned takeover of Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T).

Having formally filed its takeover bid with regulators in Canada and the U.S., Glamis Gold (GLG-T) is mailing its offering circular to shareholders of Goldcorp (G-T).

BHP Billiton — Xolani Mkwanazi appointed CEO of Aluminium South Africa.

The week of Jan. 5-11 saw the price of gold fall to US$420 per oz. on Jan. 10 before climbing back up to US$421.35, where it closed in the afternoon in London (down US$6.40 over the period). The gold index was down one point to close at 198.69. Th…

Cash Minerals — William Clarke appointed president and CEO; Stephen Woodhead appointed director and CFO; Peter Rowlandson appointed director; Tony Wonnacott appointed director and corporate secretary.

The Toronto Stock Exchange ended 2004 on a sour note, dropping 17.75 points to end at 9,246.65 on Dec. 31. Still, that’s 1,025.8 points, or 12.5%, better than at the end of 2003. The holiday-shortened Dec. 29-to-Jan. 4 report period saw the TSX co…

Gold Canyon — Leslie Kovacs, Karl Frost, Aung Myint Thein, Mark Nighswander appointed to exploration team at the Springpole Gold project in Red Lake, Ont.