2005



Canadian Stock Exchange Indices (August 22, 2005)

Date Aug. 15 Aug. 12 Aug. 11 Aug. 10 Aug. 9 High Low
TSX Composite 10650.68 10683.10 106…



The stack of the 200 MW thermal power plant at the Falcondo ferronickel operation in the Dominican Republic, 20% of which is now owned by Swiss mining firm Xstrata.

Xstrata takes Falco stake (August 22, 2005)

Zug, Switzerland-based, diversified base metal miner Xstrata (XTA-L) has added significant nickel exposure to its portfolio by picking up a 19.9% stake in Canada’s renovated


Bendigo lays ground work for 2006 startup

Despite having delineated less than two years’ worth of reserves, management of Bendigo Mining (BDG-A) is forging ahead with its plans to resurrect underground mining at the histori…




Coeur d’Alene invests in low-cost growth

Vancouver — A reserve expansion program and development of a new gold mine kept Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDM-T) in the red during the second quarter and first half of this year….


Stillwater spends now for later

Vancouver — By investing more on development this year and next, Stillwater Mining (SWC-N) hopes to boost future profits at its Stillwater and East Boulder palladium-platinum mines…


Three revolutions, part I

— The following is the first half of an edited version of a speech written by veteran gold banker Ferdinand Lips, chairman of Switzerland’s Top-Gold, and author of Gold Wars: The Battle Against Sound…


CPM’s Christian ‘out of sync’

I can’t restrain myself from commenting on Mr. Christian’s “pontificating” on gold price analyses (T.N.M. July 29-Aug. 4). It’s not that I disagree with his thesis, but rather that pontification is a…


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