METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (February 20, 1995)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Feb. 14 Feb. 13 Feb. 10 Feb. 9 Feb. 8 Copper 2908-2909 2904-2905 2875-2876 2855-2856 2811-2812 Lead 536-537 555-566 575-577 575-576 561-…
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PRODUCER PRICES (February 20, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US101 cents-102 per lb. (Feb. 3, 1995). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.40-2.50 per lb. (Jan. 27, 1995). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.80-4.00 per lb. (Jan. 20, 1995). CA…
Mill City and partners in Cuba and Mexico
A geophysical survey is being flown over the 2,000-sq.-km Florencia-Jobabo gold concession in Cuba in an effort to identify targets for follow-up drilling. Partners Mill City Gold Mining (VSE) and Mac…
OPINION — The risks of staking claims over old Ontario mine
Part VII of the Mining Act of Ontario, which deals with matters relating to the environmental reclamation of mining lands, was proclaimed into force in 1991. The first important decision interpreting …
Hemlo posts earnings, makes exploration plans
Toronto-based Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) made more money last year than at any other time in its 8-year life. The gold-producer boosted earnings by 40% over the previous year to $64.5 million (or 67 cents…
Dentonia eyes Mongolian interest
Under an agreement with Mongolrostsvetmet, a Mongolian-Russian joint venture, Dentonia Resources (VSE) can earn an initial 70% interest in the Asgat silver-copper property by placing it in production….
Hemlo drilling Timmins area play
Project operator Hemlo Gold Mines’ (TSE) has resumed drilling on the Sewell-Reeves gold property southwest of Timmins, Ont. The property covers a 22-km-long portion of the Destor Porcupine fault zone …
Sikaman Gold Resources buying andalusite mine
Toronto-based Sikaman Gold Resources (TSE) has signed a letter of intent to acquire up to a 100% interest (and no less than 75%) in a South African andalusite mine. The deal was struck with Enro Energ…
Echo Bay eyes Aquarius play
After several years of inactivity, the Aquarius gold property east of Timmins, Ont., is back in the news. Senior gold producer Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has signed a letter of agreement with LAQ Canada, a …
Opportunity expires for Barrick Gold
Senior producer Barrick Gold (TSE) has elected not to exercise its warrants to buy 1.1 million common shares of Canarc Resource (TSE) at $4.57 per share. As a result, Barrick’s right of first opportun…
Pacific Comox trenching in Ghana
Trenching within a geochemical gold anomaly on the Adansi-Asaasi concession in Ghana is yielding higher gold values than those received by channel samples taken from old underground workings of the pa…
Crystallex pours gold
Almost 6,000 oz. gold was produced from last year’s bulk-sampling program at the Albino property in Venezuela’s Kilometre 88 region. Gold dore sold by Crystallex International (VSE) to the country’s c…