Queens’ geology student honored
Steven Olsen has been awarded the 1997 Money Medal for his master’s work in mineral exploration at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ont.The medal, struck from gold-plated Falconbridge nickel, is awarde…
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Queenston, Franco start new drilling program
Another round of exploration is under way at the Kirkland Lake project, a joint venture of Queenston Mining (QMI-T) and Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) in northeastern Ontario.The partners have budgeted $…
Kafue consortium shrinks by half — And then there were two.
Majors Noranda (NOR-T) and Phelps Dodge (PD-N) have withdrawn from the Kafue consortium; only South Africa’s Avmin and Britain’s Commonwealth Development remain.Over the past 15 months, the consortium…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (June 08, 1998)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,319, alloy US$1,245 per tonne (June 2/98).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,485 per tonne (June 2/98).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.75 per lb. (June 2/…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (June 08, 1998)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at June 1/98 (change from May 22 in brackets):MetalStocks(tonnes)Change…
METAL FUTURES (June 08, 1998)
Settlement prices for London Metal Exchange spot metal and three-month contracts, June 2/98 (US$ per tonne):MetalsCash Price3 Month Price…
METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (June 08, 1998)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)DateJune 2June 1May 29May 28May 27…
Rio Narcea makes discovery
Rio Narcea Gold Mines (RNG-T) reports that ongoing exploration of its large land package in the Austurias region of northern Spain has unearthed gold mineralization believed to have similarities to th…
Corona, Teck plan work program
The receipt of necessary permits has enabled Corona Gold (CRG-T) to begin a $2.5-million underground work program at its Thunder Lake West gold deposit, near Dryden in northwestern Ontario.First on th…
NEWS IN BRIEF (June 08, 1998)
George Resource (GGP-V) has changed its name to Rocca Resources (RRL-V) on a 1-new-for-10-old-share basis.
Index (June 08, 1998)
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Minorco, Triarx expand in PNG
Resource giant Minorco (MNRC-Q) and junior Triarx Gold (TXTX-C) have expanded their joint gold-copper exploration program in Papua New Guinea.The original joint-venture agreement, announced in July 19…