PRODUCER PRICES (January 20, 1997)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,590.50 per tonne, alloy $1,508 per tonne (Jan. 14/97).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,350 per tonne (Jan. 14/97).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.25 per lb. (J…
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TSE SHORT POSITIONS (January 20, 1997)
Short positions outstanding at December 31, 1996Larger individual positions included: Barrick Gold 12,334,883; up 1,335,881; Agnico-Eagle 505,768; Asia Pacific Resources 92,000, down 110,950; Anvil Ra…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (January 20, 1997)
London Metal ExchangeMidday bid-ask prices in $US per tonneDateJan. 14Jan. 13Jan. 10Jan. 9Jan. 8…
Golden Knight expands its property holdings in Ghana
Vancouver-based Golden Knight Resources (GKR-T) has extended by 300 metres the strike length at the Abore North gold zone on the Oda River concession in Ghana.Infill and extension drilling has lengthe…
Taurus sizes up gold zone
With the objective of establishing a starter pit at its low-grade gold project near Cassiar, B.C., International Taurus Resources (ITS-V) recently completed infill drilling on the central 88 Hill zone…
LatinGold plans drill program
A drill program by LatinGold (LAT-T) will test the company’s newly acquired Las Golondrinas gold property in southern Colombia.The property covers a quartz-diorite stock containing gold-pyrite-quartz …
Teck and W. Copper report mixed results from Mexico
Recent drill results from the Salvador massive sulphide property in central Mexico amount to good news and bad news for partners Teck (TEK-T) and Western Copper Holdings (WTC-V).While the follow-up pr…
N. Orion bullish on Argentine play
Assays from five infill holes at the Agua Rica porphyry deposit in Argentina continue to confirm earlier results.Situated in Catamarca province, the deposit is being explored by a 30-70 joint venture …
Fairstar releases results from Amantin
A first phase of diamond drilling on the Benso concession in Ghana has identified a gold-bearing shear zone underlying the Amantin prospect.Fairstar Explorations (FFR-M) conducted the 5-hole, 1,800-me…
Placer revives takeover plans for Highlands
Vancouver-based Placer Dome (PDG-T) has fallen back on its original plan for a hostile takeover of Australian-based Highlands Gold now that a proposed underwriting of a new company has failed.The unde…
China Clipper to evaluate ground
Ottawa-based China Clipper Gold Mines (CXX-A) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the East China bureau of the Metallurgical Industry Ministry concerning three early-stage gold properties in…
VSE juniors form exploration partnership in China
Vancouver juniors Southwestern Gold (SWG-T) and Global-Pacific Minerals (GPJ-V) have signed an agreement with the Chinese government for 3,000 sq. km of exploration concessions in province of Inner Mo…