SPOT PRICES (January 26, 1998)
Wednesday, January 21, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$291.90+ $6.00Silver*$ 5.80…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
AFRICA — Zambia nears end of ZCCM privatization — Kafue Consortium snaps up Nchanga-Nkana copper-cobalt complex
Zambia has undergone a remarkable economic transformation during the last few years, as large parts of its economic engine, state-owned Zambia Consolidated Copper Mines, have been broken off and sold …
AFRICA — Banff advances Kasese cobalt project in Uganda
Ugandan officials are counting on Banff Resources (BFF-V) to lead the East African country back to a significant level of metal production.Uganda’s mining industry has spent about two decades in the d…
AFRICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — AmCan completes acquisition
Toronto-based AmCan Minerals (AMF-V) has completed negotiations to acquire 100% of the outstanding shares of Oriole Mining.Oriole’s assets include five major diamond-bearing properties in Angola, thre…
AFRICA — NEWS ROUNDUP — Nora boosts throughput
A new treatment plant installed by Nora Exploration (NXI-M) is operating on schedule and below estimated cost at the company’s diamond project in Ghana.The junior says the plant, which consists of two…
AFRICA — Minorca eyes Ghanaian gold
Best known for its attempt to acquire a stake in the Busang project in Indonesia, Minorca Resources (mar-t) has since shifted its focus to Africa.The Toronto-based junior recently signed an agreement …
AFRICA — Mining at Turk to see light of day
Casmyn (CMYN-O) will take operations at its Turk gold mine in Zimbabwe above ground.Traditionally, the Turk mine has produced gold from narrow high-grade veins, but detailed drilling and computer mode…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Jan. 7-13
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Guyana hits more gold at Peters mine
Two recent holes drilled by Guyana Goldfields (GGFI-C) have intersected gold at the Peters mine property, a former producer situated in Guyana.From surface, hole 18 returned 122 metres grading 1.41 gr…
STOCK MARKETS — Golds suffer least in sliding market — Asian demand concerns sink base metal issues
The Toronto Stock Exchange composite index fell back 326.67 points during the period Jan. 7-13, closing at 6,329.59. The decline, which included a whopping 220-point drop on Jan. 9, was blamed on furt…
TSE SHORT POSITIONS (January 19, 1998)
Short positions outstanding at December 31, 1997Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Cons 135,553, down 606,285; Aurado Exploration 204,500, up 190,000; Barrick Gold 10,455,660, down 834,852; B…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (January 19, 1998)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Jan.13/98 (change from Jan. 6 in brackets):MetalStocks(tonnes)Change…