Copper shortfall is expected
An analysis of worldwide copper mine production has led to the prediction that a million-ton annual shortfall will exist by the year 2000 and that new projects may be brought on stream to compensate f…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Copper-gold recovery process is taking off
Chemical giant DuPont has joined forces with New York-listed Newmont to manage a recovery process that promises to transform the copper and gold mining sectors.The joint venture, called AuGMENT Techno…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (September 11, 1995)
— 1995 –Sept 5Sept 4Sept 1Aug 31Aug 30HighLowComposite”300″4560.15N/A4525.884516.704531.184718.273983.34Metals&Minerals4953.77N/A4892.044856.304966.725276.123273.56Integrated …
PEOPLE — JERSEY GOLDFIELDS (September 11, 1995)
James Yates, Robert Quartermain, Sebastian Reidl, Alexander Hirtz, Barry Ching, Harley Paul and Robert Brown elected directors.
PEOPLE — FIRST MISSISSIPPI
Thomas Tepas elected president and chief operating officer.
PEOPLE — EDEN ROCK
Fredrik Eaton, John Lamacraft and Victor Nembelessini appointed directors.
Demand for the yellow metal reaches a new record level
Physical demand for gold reached a record level of 1,793 tonnes in the first half of 1995, according to Gold Fields Mineral Services (GFMS).The U.K.-based firm attributes the rise to increased jewelry…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, AUG. 30-SEPT. 5
Exchg. Value($000s)HighLowCloseChange Inco Ltd T103782$48 3/446 3/448 5/8….Placer Dome T70765$35 5/834 1/435 1/4-3/4Barrick Gold T60456$34 3/833 1/434 1/8-1/4Noranda Inc T…
Freewest and Detector find showing at Camking
Trenching at the Camking property, 6 km northwest of Matachewan, Ont., has revealed a gold-mineralized zone with an apparent surface width of 15 metres.Operator Freewest Resources (TSE) has announced …
Stellar options lateritic nickel
An agreement with Longpoint Mining of Manila gives Stellar Gold (VSE) rights to a 100% interest in a lateritic nickel-cobalt deposit in the Philippines.The 10,000-hectare property contains an estimate…
STOCK MARKETS — Western markets gain as Labrador programs intensify
A breath of fresh air swept over the western markets for the report period ended Sept. 5. The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index gained 25.46 points to finish at 864.99, while the resource index…
PRODUCER PRICES (September 11, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US87.5 cents-88.5 cents per lb. (August 24, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.50 per lb. (July 14, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.75-3.85 per lb. (August 24…