Re: PNA - Pan Australian Resources
Gold, gold, gold for Laos miner
February 23, 2007
http://www.smh.com.au/news/xchange/gold-gold-gold-for-laos-miner/2007/02/22/1171733949445.html
Maybe it's just because we're so good, Pan Australian Resources suggests.
RISING gold price and a whopping $553 million first-half profit from fellow Laos miner Oxiana certainly hasn't hurt shares in Pan Australian Resources.
Pan's shares surged as much as 20 per cent yesterday on high trading volumes before the stock exchange slapped it with a speeding ticket.
The goldminer has nothing significant to report to explain the rise, but corporate development manager Joe Walsh speculated to Xchange that it could be due to a recent interview lodged with the exchange which said its Phu Kham copper and gold project was ahead of schedule.
Pan also reported record gold production for January.
"I wouldn't be surprised if initially it was some institutional buying but, if that was aggressive, it probably attracted more speculative activity," he said.
Others attributed the rise to increased speculation that Oxiana could launch a bid for Pan and an online report by Stock Resource recommending the stock early yesterday morning. Pan shares closed 4.5c higher at 36.5c.
Fellow goldminers Lihir Gold and St Barbara Mines also enjoyed steep gains on high trading volumes yesterday. Lihir closed 25c higher at $3.51 and St Barbara shares rose 5.5c to 55c.
Gold, gold, gold for Laos miner
February 23, 2007
http://www.smh.com.au/news/xchange/gold-gold-gold-for-laos-miner/2007/02/22/1171733949445.html
Maybe it's just because we're so good, Pan Australian Resources suggests.
RISING gold price and a whopping $553 million first-half profit from fellow Laos miner Oxiana certainly hasn't hurt shares in Pan Australian Resources.
Pan's shares surged as much as 20 per cent yesterday on high trading volumes before the stock exchange slapped it with a speeding ticket.
The goldminer has nothing significant to report to explain the rise, but corporate development manager Joe Walsh speculated to Xchange that it could be due to a recent interview lodged with the exchange which said its Phu Kham copper and gold project was ahead of schedule.
Pan also reported record gold production for January.
"I wouldn't be surprised if initially it was some institutional buying but, if that was aggressive, it probably attracted more speculative activity," he said.
Others attributed the rise to increased speculation that Oxiana could launch a bid for Pan and an online report by Stock Resource recommending the stock early yesterday morning. Pan shares closed 4.5c higher at 36.5c.
Fellow goldminers Lihir Gold and St Barbara Mines also enjoyed steep gains on high trading volumes yesterday. Lihir closed 25c higher at $3.51 and St Barbara shares rose 5.5c to 55c.