Canadians killed in helicopter crash
An M18 Soviet helicopter chartered by a subsidiary of Cameco recently crashed in the Tien-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, killing all on board.The Kyrgyz Air helicopter was carrying 12 passengers and th…
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PEOPLE — REDBIRD GOLD
Henry Knowles appointed chairman; John Wahl appointed director, president and vice-chairman; Donald Fraser appointed director and vice-president of business development; Dallas Davis appointed directo…
TSE intending to go decimal by spring, 1996
The board of the Toronto Stock Exchange has endorsed a plan to switch to decimal trading by spring, 1996.Currently, TSE stocks valued at between $3 and $5 are traded in increments of 5 cents; those va…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (October 16, 1995)
— 1995 — Oct 10Oct 9Oct 6Oct 5Oct 4HighLowComposite”300″4472.30N/A4495.444499.774492.624718.273983.34Metals&Minerals4599.15N/A4620.764640.464609.525276.123273.56Integrated Mine…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Kennecott, Aber recover more diamonds from Diavik
Caustic fusion analysis performed at the Diavik project in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories has yielded 143 macrodiamonds and 288 micros. The process was applied to 310.4 kg of core…
STOCK MARKETS — All quiet on the western front
Western markets continued to languish over the report period ended Oct. 10. The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index fell 28.74 points to finish at 1,329.49, while the composite index closed down 2…
Pentland drill-tests Marlhill
Drilling at the past-producing Marlhill mine near Timmins, Ont., indicates the presence of a sizable quantity of untapped gold beneath the old workings.Six holes drilled by Pentland Firth Ventures (TS…
Spot prices at a glance (October 16, 1995)
Wednesday, October 11, 1995Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$384.70+$2.10Silver*$ 5.42+$0.08Platinum*$415.25-$1.00Nickel**$ 3.49-$0.10Lead**$ 0.27$0.00Copper $ 1.25-$0.05Zinca$ 0.4…
Canyon eyes East African property
Canyon Resources (NASDAQ) has signed an exploration agreement with the government of Ethiopia concerning the Megado Serdo gold property.The 60-sq.-km package lies within the Adola greenstone belt, in …
Ecuadorian takes shine to Peru
Ecuadorian Minerals (TSE) can buy several mining concessions in the Peruvian region of Angasmarca, 100 km from the Yanacocha gold district.The Inti property consists of two blocks of concessions total…
Santa Elina, Echo Bay firm up Chapada deposit
Santa Elina Gold (TSE) and Echo Bay Mines (TSE) are stepping up their joint effort to explore for gold deposits in Brazil.Echo Bay will acquire another 4 million shares of Santa Elina, entitling the m…
Int’l FreeGold tests Tolovana
Encouraged by preliminary results from the first round of drilling on the Tolovana property in Alaska’s Fairbanks district, International FreeGold Mineral Development (VSE) is set to begin a second ph…