High-paying jobs are still hard to come by in Canada, no matter how optimistic economists are that better days are just around the corner. So when a resource project comes along with potential to keep…
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,560 per tonne, alloy $1,437 per tonne (June 24/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,080 per tonne (June 24/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.90 per lb. (June…
Teck (TEK-T) and Sumitomo Metal Mining Arizona will jointly explore the Pogo gold property in central Alaska.Situated 150 km southeast of Fairbanks, the property is part of Sumitomo’s Stone Boy projec…
The discovery of placer gold in the Klondike in 1896 triggered one of the world’s last great gold rushes, attracting thousands of people from all corners of the world. One hundred years later, the sea…
Although it is still in the early stage of being explored, the Virgen property in north-Central Peru is already attracting attention as a gold discovery of some significance.Over the next four years, …
The Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum will hold its annual social event at the Woodbine race track in Toronto on June 27.Tickets for the event, entitled “A Nig…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at June 16/97 (change from previous week in brackets):Aluminium698,650(-19,425)Copper122,225(-5,900)Lead116,875(-675)Nickel51,1…
Gold Funds as of June 12, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$20.53$5.87Price$15.25$5…
BBY THOMAS BROCKELBANKWhile it is making a name for itself with its Cuban projects, Holmer Gold Mines (HGM-T) is keeping one foot firmly planted in one of Canada’s oldest mining camps.Holmer has a 100…
Toronto’s status as the capital of the global mining industry has been further cemented by news that major firms Normandy Mining of Australia and Boliden (BOL-T) of Sweden setting up shop in the city….
Although the rumble of helicopters and diamond drills will once again be heard over Voisey’s Bay, Labrador, the ranks of junior companies exploring in the region are thinning.Only a handful of compani…
The potential of the Finlayson Lake area in the southeastern Yukon to host volcanogenic massive sulphide deposits was first demonstrated by two discoveries: the ABM deposit, outlined in 1994 by Cominc…
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