1994

Drilling has resumed at Flag Resources (ASE) Wanapitei property near Sudbury, Ont. At presstime, a 1,700-ft. hole at Wolf Lake had been extended to 2,000 ft. on its way to a targeted depth of 3,000 ft…

A seat on the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) recently sold for a record US$400,000. The previous high of US$395,000 was set a few days earlier, which surpassed an earlier record value of US$350,…

Gold Funds as of Dec. 28 BGR Central Net Value $15.78 $6.49 Price $14.25 $6.750 Premium 4% Discount 9.67% Value $88,367,000 $122,170,275…

Eden Roc Minerals (TSE) will soon have nearly $18 million to spend on its vast exploration territory in Ivory Coast. The company issued 3 million warrants through brokerage house Scotia McLeod. Each w…

During the past 30 years, niobium has steadily emerged as an important specialty metal. In particular, steel-consuming industries have greatly benefited from the materials savings which result from us…

There was mixed news from Saskatchewan as the provincial government announced its decision on the development of three proposed uranium mines in the north. Environment and Resources Minister Berny Wie…

Significant court rulings in 1993 included an appeal decision concerning the Brookbank gold project in northwestern Ontario and the Seabright case in Nova Scotia. In a decision by the Ontario Court of…

By the end of 1995, Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold (NYSE) expects to have expanded its mine and mill in Indonesia. An expansion to 115,000 from 66,000 tonnes per day is planned. The completion is to b…

Placer Dome Canada, the new business unit of Placer Dome (TSE), is poised for a busy year in 1994. Thats when the unit will oversee a $12-million program to advance the Musselwhite gold property in th…

Weeks Price (US) Change Gold* $385.65 – $0.75 Silver* $ 5.09 + $0.09 Platinum* $388.50 + $3.00 Nickel** $ 2.42 + $0.02 Lead** $ 0.22 + $0.01 Copper $ 0.82 + $0.01 Zinc $ 0.44 – $0.01 Courtesy of Scoti…

The Vancouver Stock Exchange had such a good year in 1993 that it surpassed trading records set in the boom-and-bust year of 1987. Volume for the year was more than 5.7 billion shares, compared with t…

Week Dec 28 Dec 27 Dec 24 Dec 23 Dec 22 High Low Composite”300″ 4288.85 N/A N/A 4246.39 4226.85 4289.15 4213.20 Metals&Minerals 3505.54 N/A N/A 3444.38 3421.08 3512.52 3399.50 Integrated Mines3673.53 …