Search results
$60 million
- Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, the company also mines silver and copper and has interests in 18 mines, many outside of Canada, in countries including South Africa, Australia, the United States, and Papua New Guinea. A leader in mine exploration, Placer Dome spent about $60 million in 2003 on exploration.
www.company-histories.com/Placer-Dome-Inc-Company-History.html
People also ask
How much did Placer Dome spend on exploration?
Why was Placer Dome acquired?
What if Barrick merged with Placer Dome?
When did Placer Dome start mining?
Placer Dome (and now Barrick Gold) are defendants in an ongoing court battle over the highly controversial Marcopper mining disaster, which took place at the Marcopper Mine (run by Marcopper, a Placer Dome subsidiary) on the island of Marinduque, Philippines.
Feb 25, 2003 · Of the money to be spent this year, $36 million is earmarked for exploration around existing operations, including $8 million for the newly acquired Kalgoorlie district.
Dec 22, 2005 · Vancouver-based Placer Dome has agreed a sweetened $10.4bn cash-and-shares takeover bid by Barrick Gold of Toronto, setting the stage for Barrick to overtake Newmont Mining as the world's...
Sep 20, 2018 · Nean shares stories that include Placer Dome’s exotic origins and its connection to U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart and her final flight in the South Pacific.
May 1, 2007 · Shortly before Barrick’s takeover, Placer Dome reported that, using the very conservative prices of US$450/oz for gold and US$1.25/lb for copper, the Mt. Milligan deposit hosts a measured and indicated resource totaling 206 million tonnes (t) grading 0.6 g/t Au and 0.247% Cu, containing 3.78 million oz of gold and 1.12 billion lb of copper.
Oct 31, 2005 · Besides operating mines, the merged company would give Barrick nine development projects on four continents with exploration projects in 16 countries. In Toronto on Monday, Barrick was down $2.12 to $29.72 on roughly 4.9 million shares. Placer Dome was up $3.60 to $ 23.10 on roughly 8.6 million shares.
