ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Homage to an old timer
Seldom do we have the opportunity and privilege to pay tribute to a real “old timer.” Robert Ekloff was such a man.I recently read in the paper of his passing, at 97 years of age, and my mind went bac…
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SPOT PRICES (July 20, 1998)
Wednesday July 15, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$292.80- $1.55Silver*$ 5.32…
Atna expands Wolf deposit in Yukon
With drill results pending, Atna Resources (ATN-T) is encouraged by the degree to which it is expanding the Wolf polymetallic property in southeastern Yukon.Of the 10 holes completed to date, eight ha…
GOLD FUNDS (July 13, 1998)
Gold Funds as of June 25, 1998BGRCentralNet Value$13.85$6.02Price$10.10$5…
Ditem seeks financing
Ditem Explorations (DIT-M) has made a private offering consisting of 500 units priced at $1,000 apiece. Each unit consists of 333 flow-through shares priced at $2.40 each; 84 common shares at $2.40 ea…
CORRECTION (July 13, 1998)
A June 29 article concerning the feasibility study completed at Niocan’s (NIO-M) niobium project near Montreal incorrectly stated that SNC-Lavalin owns the Met-Chem Pellemon Consortium. SNC-Lavalin ha…
Asia Pacific advances Thailand potash project
Asia Pacific Resources (APQ-T), which is in the midst of reviewing a bankable feasibility study of the Udon Thani potash project in Thailand, has made several recent developments at the project.The Va…
Boliden blocked from Wolverine deal
The British Columbia Supreme Court has granted Atna Resources (ATN-T) a temporary injunction preventing Boliden (BOL-T) subsidiary Boliden Westmin from selling its 60% interest in the Wolverine joint …
Greystar makes progress at Angostura
High in the majestic Andes of northern Colombia, Greystar Resources (GSL-T) is preparing to launch an independent prefeasibility study on an epithermal gold-silver deposit considered amenable to open-…
Index (July 13, 1998)
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PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (July 13, 1998)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,265.50, alloy US$1,195 per tonne (July 7/98).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,375 per tonne (July 7/98).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.60 per lb. (July…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (July 13, 1998)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at July 6/98 (change from June 29 in brackets):MetalStocks(tonnes)Change…