Hecla’s Lucky Friday sets safety record
Hecla Mining’s Lucky Friday mine reports that 1995 was its safest year in 56 years of operation.The last time-loss accident in the silver-lead mine, near Mullan, Idaho, occurred Dec. 19, 1994, for a t…
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Aur readies drill program at Balsam
Diamond drilling and down-hole geophysics are planned for the Balsam property in Saskatchewan, 60 km southwest of Flin Flon, Man.Operator Aur Resources (TSE) will spend $190,000 on a 9-hole, 1,300-met…
Botswana Diamondfields plans drilling
Vancouver-listed Botswana Diamondfields is set to renew exploration of its licences in Botswana.On the Jwaneng licences, ground followup of aeromagnetic and ground surveys led to the discovery of seve…
MINING IN AFRICA — Hemlo Gold sets its sights on West Africa
The Hemlo gold mines of Ontario may well be the richest in Canada, but, as the companies that operate them are well aware, their productive lives will eventually come to an end. And that, in a nutshel…
MINING IN AFRICA — African Minerals sees great potential in continent
The mineral potential of South Africa and Zambia is clearly demonstrated by the numerous, elephant-sized deposits of copper, gold, platinum and diamonds discovered there in the past century.African Mi…
Friedland joins up with Int’l Tournigan
Subject to regulatory approval, Robert Friedland has agreed to act as agent for International Tournigan (VSE) in order to assist in the financing and acquisition of certain overseas mineral properties…
PEOPLE — INLET RES. (January 29, 1996)
Ian Park appointed president; Anwari Arnowo, George Zbitnoff and Harry Hopmeyer appointed directors.
PEOPLE — CONS. RAMROD GOLD (January 29, 1996)
Karl Rollke appointed chairman; Robert Miller appointed president and chief executive officer; Thomas Menning appointed executive vice-president and chief operating officer; Owen Granger appointed sec…
ATC, Inco strike recycling deal
Nickel-bearing waste material from the U.S. is the focus of a recycling deal between Inco and Calgary’s ATC Environmental Group.Beginning in the first quarter, Inco’s smelters in Sudbury, Ont., will r…
STOCK MARKETS — Resource stocks add fire to TSE rally
Strength in the golds and metal miners pushed the Toronto Stock Exchange up 81.63 points (1.7%) for the trading period Jan. 17-23. The TSE 300 composite index closed at 4,847.62, near the record high …
Spot prices at a glance (January 29, 1996)
Wednesday, January 24, 1996Week’s Price (US)ChangeGold*$403.00+$4.10Silver*$ 5.54+$0.05Platinum*$421.50+$1.75Nickel**$ 3.68+$0.14Lead**$ 0.33+$0.01Copper{$ 1.15-$0.03Zinc{{$ …
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (January 29, 1996)
1996 Jan 23Jan 22Jan 19Jan 18Jan 17HighLowComposite”300″4847.624848.984821.064798.124773.004871.873983.34Metals&Minerals4917.584881.664852.994810.714729.665276.123273.56Integrated…