Noranda to test SX-EW at Gaspe
Solvent extraction-electrowinning technology (SX-EW) will be applied to stockpiled copper oxide ores at Noranda’s (TSE) Gasp mine in Quebec.The company will spend $4 million constructing a pilot plan…
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Reunion planned for Salmo, B.C.
A long-awaited reunion is planned for next summer in the historic mining community of Salmo, B.C.Former residents, and employees of the district’s past producing mines, are invited to join together an…
Drilling at Petaquilla focuses on Valle Grande
Drilling at the Petaquilla property in Panama is testing the starter-pit potential of the Valle Grande zone.Adrian Resources (TSE) reports that classic porphyry-style mineralization begins at surface …
Int’l Gold banks on Bibiani deposit
A feasibility study on the Bibiani gold deposit in Ghana has concluded that the project is “robust and economically viable.”The deposit, owned 45% by International Gold Resources (TSE) and 55% by the …
Permits issued for Briggs gold deposit
Colorado-based Canyon Resources (NASDAQ) has received all major permits for construction of the Briggs gold deposit in southeastern California.However, the company has received two appeals concerning …
Gold demand continues to grow
Broad-based, worldwide demand for gold continued to grow in the second quarter.The latest issue of Gold Demand Trends, published by the World Gold Council, indicates that investors continued to show e…
EDITORIAL PAGE — A hollow victory?
The recent ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Eskay Creek gold-silver mine north of Stewart marks the first mine opening in British Columbia in five years.Premier Michael Harcourt, Mines Minister Anne Edw…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, AUGUST 9-15
Exchange Value($000s) High LowCloseChange Inco Ltd T124947$47 1/246 1/847 3/8+1/4Placer Dome T97749$36 5/833 7/836 1/2+1 1/4Barrick Gold T90227$35 3/433 5/835 5/8+3/4Falconbridg…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (August 21, 1995)
— 1995 — Aug 15Aug 14Aug 11Aug 10Aug 9HighLowComposite”300″4593.274598.514588.404609.544623.914718.273983.34Metals&Minerals4961.374954.524980.244997.535010.325194.633273.56Inte…
PRODUCER PRICES (August 21, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US88 cents-89 cents per lb. (August 11, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.50 per lb. (July 14, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.65-3.75 per lb. (August 4, 199…
Centurion strikes gold in Utah
Utah-based Centurion Mines (NASDAQ) has hit gold mineralization at its Blue Mountain property, 30 miles west of Milford, Utah. Two of four shallow drill holes encountered ore-grade mineralization, inc…
BHP tests anomalies at Cabre property
Drilling has encountered minor amounts of copper and zinc mineralization on South African Minerals’ (TSE) Cabre property near Matagami, Que.BHP Minerals Canada carried out the 2,429-metre program in o…