NEW HORIZONS — Gold keeps explorer seeing 20-20
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the U.S. is developing artificial “muscles” containing gold components to aid in the exploration of space.The electronic muscles are being develope…
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Rapu Rapu project enters final stretch
The Rapu Rapu polymetallic project in the Philippines could well be economically viable, according to a preliminary feasibility study.The study, led by Signet Engineering of Australia, calls for minin…
Richmont pushes to cut costs
Short-term pain for long-term gain appears to be the rationale behind Richmont Mines’ (RIC-T) decision to suspend production at the Francoeur gold mine in northwestern Quebec. When production resumes …
TSE INDICES, Oct. 20-26, 1999
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MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, OCTOBER 20-26
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LME WHSE LEVELS (November 01, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 26/99 (change from Oct. 19 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
Conference focuses on hedging
With gold prices bouncing off 20-year lows, the hedging strategies of the world’s major producers were front and centre at the Denver Gold Group’s Mining Investment Forum held here in mid-October. Del…
SPOT PRICES (November 01, 1999)
Wednesday October 27, 1999Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$290.40-$19.35Silver…
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Companies still high on Alaskan base metals
While most coveted gold, a handful of the companies that scoured Alaska’s countryside this past season were focused on base metals. Topping the list was Cominco (CLT-V), owner and operator of the Red …
Falconbridge rides surge in nickel prices
Falconbridge (FL-T) enjoyed a dramatic turnaround in third-quarter earnings, thanks to higher nickel prices and additional output from the Collahuasi copper mine in Chile.For the three months ended Se…
Meetings (November 01, 1999)
Nov. 1 BluebirdNov 1 Willow CreekNov 2 GranthamNov 3 Admiral BayNov 3 BannerNov 3 Brazilian Int’lNov 4 Diamond FieldsNov 4 Tri-OriginNov 8 CamfloNov 8 CapcoNov 8 ProphetNov 8 TertiaryNov 9 AgauNov 10 …
Greatest Value Traded, OCTOBER 20-26
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