Dia Met project subject of CIM lunch
The NWT diamond project of Dia Met Minerals and BHP Minerals will be discussed at the next meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum, to be held Thursday, Feb. 20 at 12 noon …
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Spokane hosts technological conference
The Society for Mining, Metallurgy Exploration (SME) and the American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME) will co-host the Northwest Metals and Minerals Conference, to be held April 23-25 at the West…
Higher gold yield offsets slip in copper and nickel
Canadian production rates of gold, refined lead, refined zinc, salt and potash increased in November 1996 over levels recorded a year earlier.However, output of silver, copper, nickel, primary lead, p…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Spider nets James Bay diamonds
Juniors Spider Resources (SPQ-A) and KWG Resources (KWG-T) have found more diamonds in the Kyle Lake diatreme in the James Bay Lowlands, 200 km north of Timmins, Ont.The results, called “quite encoura…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Jan. 29-Feb. 4
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Spot prices at a glance (February 10, 1997)
Wednesday, Febuary 5, 1997Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$343.15- $7.00Silver*$ 4.86…
Rhonda hits solid grades at Esker
Drilling at the lead-zinc-silver Esker project in the Northwest Territories has returned encouraging results for Rhonda Mining (RDM-A).Results include: 5.6 ft. grading 0.94 oz. silver per ton and 18.3…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (February 10, 1997)
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Band-Ore Res. proves up Thorne gold property
Junior Band-Ore Resources (BAN-T) will begin a 92,000-metre drill program to delineate resources at its Thorne gold property, 20 km southwest of Timmins, Ont.The new program will consist of six rigs a…
Solitario drilling hits high grade
Drilling continues at the Canada Onda gold project of Solitario Resources (SLR-T) in Argentina, following the identification of high-grade gold mineralization.Results of five holes drilled over 756 me…
STOCK MARKETS — TSE posts gains as miners look on
The Toronto Stock Exchange gained 498.70 points (or 1.6%) over the report period ended Feb. 4 to close at 6,145.41 — a new record.The banks, retailers and industrial manufacturers were the big gainer…
First Dynasty ups Dublin Gulch reserves
Vancouver-based First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) reports that reserves at its Dublin Gulch project in the Yukon have exceeded 1 million oz. gold.Based on 1996 drill results, reserves for the Eagle sulphide…