My publisher, Ray Perks, could be forgiven for wondering if I have recently morphed into a part-time sales-woman. It's not that I'm hunting down ads or selling subscriptions door to door. It's because...

Porcupine joint venture partners Goldcorp (51% and operator) and Kinross Gold (49%) own three mines--the Dome, Pamour and Hoyle Pond--and a central processing plant at the Dome mine near Timmins, nort...

The Roberto deposit on the lonore property is the star of a major new gold mining camp, and 100% owner Goldcorp has big plans for the advanced exploration project.

In the fury of all the gold company mergers and acquisitions of the last two years, Vancouver-based Goldcorp Inc. has changed more than any other producer, with new executives, operations and jurisdic...

Rivals since 1949 when they began pouring gold, the Campbell and the Red Lake mines have at different times each been called the "world's richest gold mine". Now a single owner, Goldcorp Inc., is comb...

By Goldcorp's own admission, the Musselwhite mine is not the most visible gold producer. It is a low-grade underground operation in a remote corner of northern Ontario, 430 km north of Thunder Bay. It...

When you teach your teenagers to drive, you expect the car to get a few dents (hopefully nothing worse) as they learn. Likewise, teaching adults to operate heavy equipment can be hazardous to both the...

In early May, New York-based Alcoa Inc. made a hostile bid for Montreal-based Alcan Inc. The deal that Alcoa offered--US$73.25 per Alcan share to be paid in cash and Alcoa shares--has an enterprise va...

Carhartt, Inc.'s workwear is now available in fits and sizes designed especially for women. The new Carhartt for Women line of clothes and accessories was tested in fall 2006 at 150 retailers, and b...

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