Day: October 26, 2012

Mexican miner Penoles posts steep drop in Q3 profit

Mexican mining company Industrias Penoles on Friday reported a 58.4 percent drop in third-quarter profit due to a fall in metal prices and a rise in costs for investment in expansion and exploration.

Slim’s Frisco loses its midas touch

Carlos Slim has often been described as having a Midas touch but his very own gold mining company, Minera Frisco, didn’t make much money in the third quarter from producing the yellow metal.

Starcore Reports Annual Earnings of $14.34 Million

Starcore International Mines Ltd. has filed the results for the year ended July 31, 2012, for the Company and its mining operations. The Company reports revenues of $57 million, earnings from mining operations of $21.7 million and earnings for the year of $14.34 million, which includes a net $1.33 million loss in financing costs due to net losses in gold forward sales contracts up to May 15th , 2012, when the gold forward sales contracts were repurchased by the Company at a close out price averaging US$1,562 per ounce. The basic and diluted income per share for the year ended July 31, 2012 was $0.11 and $0.10, respectively.

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