Russian Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov has pledged $780 million to the country’s battered coal industry as the first step in a new government restructuring plan.The money will be used to pay wages ow…
The Toronto Stock Exchange was higher over the report period Feb. 17-23, with the retail and manufacturing stocks leading the way. The TSE 300 composite index added 68.26 points, or 1.1%, to close at …
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChangeBarrick GoldT196…
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateFeb. 23Feb. 22Feb. 19Feb. 18…
Vancouver-based Triex Resources (TIE-V) has expanded its land holdings in the Sioux Lookout region of northwestern Ontario.The junior will buy six patented mining claims within the property boundary o…
Junior Greystar Resources (GSL-T) has resumed drilling at its Angostura gold-silver project in northeastern Colombia.The 1999 campaign will include 60 infill and reconnaissance holes totalling 20,000 …
By executing a mining lease and option agreement, Toronto-based Twin Gold (TWG-T) has slashed a net smelter return royalty to 0.5% from 5% at its 80%-held Atlanta gold mine project in Idaho.Twin Gold …
The current uncertainty in Asian markets makes it unlikely there will be a significant increase in metal prices in 1999. Only from the year 2000 on can we expect to see a recovery; indeed, the value o…
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index lost 1.56 points to close the report period ended Feb. 23 at 407.22. The mining index dropped 2.23 points, finishing at 289.46. Meanwhile, the combined val…
Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,390 per tonne (Feb. 23/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.15 per lb. (Feb. 23/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.25 per lb. (Feb. 23/99).Chro…
Despite having taken some significant writedowns in junior companies during the past few years, Teck (TEK-T) hasn’t shied away from its longstanding practice of investing in juniors with promising exp…
Timothy Read appointed president, CEO and director.
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