Starfield brightens Ferguson Lake picture
Preliminary drilling by Starfield Resources (SRU-A) has confirmed cobalt-platinum-palladium mineralization in two copper-nickel zones at the Ferguson Lake property, 160 km south of Baker Lake in the n…
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Old copper mine is for the birds — Miner, conservation group join to create wetlands
The past-producing Solbec mine, near Stratford, Que., will become a nature preserve under a partnership between owner Cambior and conservation group Ducks Unlimited.Cambior will spend $120,000 over th…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — Production cuts benefit copper market — Hope for base metals
It has been the received wisdom in the copper market that the number and size of the new projects that are coming on stream over the next decade will mean a massive glut of copper. If the price of cop…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (July 12, 1999)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,245/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.60/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.21/lb.Chromium: Recent trades US$60.00-90.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$21.75-22.75/lb.Copper: Comex Sept. US$0.762/lb.In…
INSIDER TRADING — Kinross, Viceroy repurchase shares
Recent filings with the Ontario Securities Commission show that both Kinross Gold (K-T) and Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) repurchased shares in their respective companies in April. The former bought 1.3 mi…
Partners secure US$1.3-billion Antamina financing — Rio Algom boosts Spence resource by 100 million tonnes
Already destined to become the world’s third-largest zinc and seventh-largest copper mine, the Antamina deposit in Peru now holds the distinction of being the recipient of the largest financing ever f…
Companies (July 12, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAfrioreAlta GoldArabian Shield DevelopmentArchon MineralsAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAtna ResourcesBanro ResourceBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBHP DiamondsBolidenBroken Hill ProprietaryCam…
Meetings (July 12, 1999)
July 12 AppalachesJuly 12 AubetJuly 12 CliftonJuly 12 Molycor GoldJuly 12 VerdstoneJuly 12 Western TroyJuly 12 Windy MountainJuly 13 CristobalJuly 13 SerengetiJuly 14 BattlefieldJuly 14 MirandorJuly 1…
TVI lures Japanese firms to Canatuan
Two Japanese companies have taken an interest in the Canatuan polymetallic project of TVI Pacific (TVI-T).Situated on the Philippine island of Mindanao, the property hosts oxide resources of 935,500 t…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Zinc holding its own
In 1998, an estimated $236 million was budgeted for worldwide zinc exploration, a 13% decline from the year before. Although exploration budgets are being cut significantly again this year, the relati…
Winspear releases Snap Lake estimates
The total in situ “global tonnage” resource for the NW Snap Lake kimberlite dyke is estimated at 23.4 million tonnes, with an average vertical thickness of 2.44 metres.Snap Lake is part of the Camsell…
TSE INDICES (July 12, 1999)
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