Imperial revises Mount Polley reserves
The Mount Polley gold-copper project in central British Columbia, 56 km northeast of Williams Lake, is being readied for a scheduled construction start-up in the spring of 1996.As part of a due-dilige…
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Athabaska hopes to revive Ladner Creek
Underground exploration drilling and development is continuing at the Ladner Creek gold project near Hope, B.C.Athabaska Gold Resources (TSE) has committed to spending $1 million on the property by Ju…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Privatization gains momentum
State mining is still alive in the western world, but privatization is gaining momentum. And that, in a nutshell, was the message delivered by Magnus Ericsson of the Swedish-based Raw Materials Group …
SX-EW process changes copper industry
Changes are taking place in the copper industry with the emergence of solvent extraction-electrowinning (SX-EW) processing, a technique which allows companies to produce cathode copper at the mine sit…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, NOV. 1-7 (November 13, 1995)
Value($000s)HighLowCloseChange co Ltd T257341$46 5/844 3/446 5/8+3/8Placer Dome T165452$32 7/829 1/832 1/2+3Barrick Gold T137851$34 1/430 7/833 7/8+2 5/8BRE-X Mnrl A73003$5…
Kenrich drills Corey gold property
Drilling on the Corey property in the Eskay Creek area of northwestern British Columbia is returning gold values for Kenrich Mining (VSE).Drilling has concentrated on the T.V. zone, a highly altered r…
Skyline branches into Indonesia
The acquisition of shares in Mutiara Resources Group will give International Skyline Resources (TSE) an interest in over 13.2 million acres of land in Indonesia.Skyline says the land package encompass…
Drilling at Bonnie Dundee prospect in Australia encourages Nord Pacific
Results from drilling at the Bonnie Dundee prospect in Australia are lending encouragement to Nord Pacific (NASDAQ).The deposit lies 20 km southwest of the company’s Girilambone copper mine in New Sou…
Madison signs up Placer Dome to explore Buracao gold property
An option agreement has been finalized, giving Placer Dome (TSE) the right to earn a 63% interest in the 18,000-hectare Buracao gold property in Tocantins state, Brazil.The deal requires Placer to spe…
Cameco drills off more reserves at McArthur River
A recent underground drilling program at the McArthur River uranium deposit operated by Cameco (TSE) has allowed the company to revise its estimated in situ reserves to 416 million lb. U3O8.The projec…
Freeport Copper & Gold turns in record quarter
Higher sales of copper and gold have enabled New York-listed Freeport Copper & Gold to post record earnings for its 1995 third quarter.During the period, Freeport sold a record 258.2 million lb. coppe…
METALS COMMENTARY — A mood of optimism underpins metals markets
The third quarter of each year is a time when companies traditionally prepare operating budgets for the coming year, a task that this year is not being made easier by the complex state of world metals…