FACTS & FIQURES — Some optimism for zinc market
Figures published by the International Lead and Zinc Study Group show that between 1979 (the last cyclical peak) and 1992 (the last year for which it has figures), the consumption of zinc in galvanizi…
1994
Spot prices at a glance (October 03, 1994)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $397.50 + $2.70 Silver* $5.70 + $0.03 Platinum* $419.40 – $0.60 Nickel** $2.92 $0.00 Lead** $0.28 $0.00 Copper{ $1.16 + $0.02 Zinc{{ $0.46 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotiabank…
ODDS’N’SODS — A man, a burro and a vulture
Henry Wickenburg followed the lure of gold from his native Austria to the wild west of the U.S. For 10 years, he searched for the elusive vein that would make him rich. Somehow it was always just beyo…
Russian Far East the focus of two west-coast studies
The British Columbia Trade Development Corporation has undertaken a study entitled Review and Potential Opportunities of the Mining Industry of the Russian Far East Region. The study by the Crown corp…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 03, 1994)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Sept 27 Sept 26 Sept 23 Sept 22 Sept 21 Copper 2548.5-2549 2553-2554 2555.5-2556.5 2519.5-2520.5 2518-2519 Lead N/A 618.5-619.5 620.5-62…
Mineral facts now available on FactsLine
Information about Canada’s mineral resources is now available by an automated fax delivery system from Natural Resources Canada in Ottawa. The federal ministry’s FactsLine offers profiles, and the out…
PRODUCER PRICES (October 03, 1994)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US78.5-78.5 per lb. (Sept. 22, 1994). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.60-2.75 per lb. (Sept. 22, 1994). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.75-4.25 per lb. (July 28, 1993). CAD…
Nuinsco offering raises $2.8 million
A rights offering to shareholders of Nuinsco Resources (TSE) has raised $2.8 million. The bulk of funds will be used to advance development of the Cameron Lake gold deposit and explore the Rainy Lake …
INSIDER TRADING — Aber executives active
Two senior officers of Aber Resources (TSE) exercised options and bought and sold shares in August. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, senior officer Robert Hindson exercis…
Eldorado boosts La Colorada reserves
The owners of La Colorada gold mine near Hermosillo, Mexico, report an operating rate of 25,000 oz. per year and an increase in minable resources to 305,000 oz. Eldorado (TSE) has a 70% interest in th…
Keylock samples Number 9 vein
Channel sampling on the Number 9 vein at the Gordon Lake property northeast of Yellowknife, N.W.T., continues to yield high-grade assays. Keylock Resources (ASE) reports that samples have run as high …
United Keno resumes drilling at Elsa
At the Silver King mine in the Yukon, United Keno Hill Mines (TSE) has confirmed the downdip continuation of mineralization previously mined in 1989. The drilling is part of a program designed to iden…