Cumberland reports strong grades at Meliadine
The latest results from the Meliadine West gold project in the Northwest Territories bode well for equal partners Cumberland Resources (CBD-T) and Comaplex Minerals (CMF-T).The project is under option…
1997
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (July 14, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,545.50 per tonne, alloy $1,410 per tonne (July 8/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,025 per tonne (July 7/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.85 per lb. (Jul…
STOCK MARKETS — Gold drops like a brick as western markets stumble — Junior explorers hit hardest, despite good news for some
Gold tumbled to a 12-year low during the report period ended July 8, with western markets following close behind. The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index lost 60.86 points, or 7.03%, to close at …
Mongolian mining still in infancy
Mongolia is a vast highland country, land-locked between Russia to the north and China to the south. The breakup of the Soviet Union in 1989 ended some 70 years of influence over Mongolia, which has e…
ODDS’N’SODS — Hanging around
The last nine miles of road that lead to the Bohemia mining district in the Cascade Mountains of south-Central Oregon slither, like a drunken rattlesnake, up and over Champion Crick. (Anyone who calls…
EDITORIAL AND OPINION — Blame peace, balanced budgets and technology — Gold takes major tumble
If the predictions made by the doom-and-gloomers of the 1970s had come true, the world would have run out of natural resources by now, gold prices would be well over $1,000 per oz. and the Aden sister…
Magadan region to consolidate mines — Government assumes more active role in making deals
The government of northeastern Russia’s Magadan region is attempting to consolidate some of its gold mining industryThe government has reached a deal with Severovostokzoloto, the firm once responsible…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Caldera discovers macro in Australia
A macrodiamond has been recovered from a drill program at the Abminga kimberlite field in South Australia.Operator Caldera Resources (CDR-M) says the discovery was made in a small drill-Core sample th…
Sulliden explores near Nugget Pond
Sulliden Exploration (SUE-M) has begun the second phase of exploration at its Red Cliff Pond-Long Pond project on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula.The project area is adjacent to the recently opene…
INSIDER TRADING — Sutton insiders find spring a good time to sell
Senior officers of Sutton Resources (STT-V) were active in the market in March and April of 1997, according to the Ontario Securities Commission.James Sinclair, director, exercised 130,000 options at …
Canuc, Placer ink Ecuadoran deal
Toronto-based Canuc Resources (CANC-C) has entered into a joint-Venture agreement with Placer Dome (PDG-T) to explore and develop the Nambija gold deposit in southeastern Ecuador.Under the agreement, …
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Kennecott delays Candle Lake drilling
At the Candle Lake joint venture in the Fort la Corne area of Saskatchewan, Kennecott Canada has suspended a 25-Tonne program of mini-bulk sampling on kimberlite C29/30 until a larger drill rig can be…