2005

Vancouver — The board and management of Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) are hunkered behind closed doors, discussing strategy on how best to respond to an unsolicited takeover bid by

Vancouver — The trading session Oct. 25-31 was more chills than thrills as gold prices bounced around and then fell from recent highs, clipping the share prices of some junior companies in the proces…

Gold prices went on a roller-coaster ride over the report period Oct. 25-31. There were thrills and chills in the gold-mining sector too, mostly in the form of Barrick Gold‘s unsoli…

Commodity markets have performed largely in line with our expectations: Crude oil prices have held up well above US$60 per barrel, while natural gas and oil products have seen the largest price gains…

With its attention focused on three recently approved development projects, Placer Dome (PDG-T, PDG-N) has decided to sell its stake in the contentious Cerro Casale copper-gold proj…

It’s common to see brightly coloured mattresses decorating the thatched roofs of Congolese huts during the rainy season. Downpours often reach inside the dwellings, forcing villagers to dry their belo…

Members of the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union have ratified a new 3-year labour contract at Falconbridge‘s (FAL.LV-T, FAL-N) Kidd Creek base metals operation near Timmins, Ont….