SUPPLIER’S NEWS ROUNDUP
Two Washington state-based environmental consulting, Hart Crowser and Pentec Environmental, are expected to merge in early January for an undisclosed sum.Hart Crowser, which offers mining consulting t…
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INDEX (December 20, 1999)
Agnico-Eagle Mines20Altius Minerals3Atna Resources14Barrick Gold14Billiton3Boliden20Broken Hill Proprietary2, 6Buchans River3Cambior12, 17Cameco19Celtic Minerals12Cornerstone Capital Resour…
Caledonia aims to strike lightning
Australian-based Caledonian Pacific Minerals (CDM-V) has applied for an exploration licence covering a diamondiferous diatreme in the Lightning Ridge area of northern New South Wales, Australia.The di…
Mustang forms JV with Impala
Mustang Minerals (MMIN-C) and South African-based Impala Platinum Holdings are continuing to explore for platinum group elements at the River Valley intrusion in northern Ontario.The two recently sign…
Events (December 20, 1999)
Jan. 25-28 B.C. & Yukon Chamber of Mines — “Cordilleran Geology and Exploration Roundup.” Hotel Vancouver, Vancouver, B.C. Tel: (604) 681 5328.Feb. 8-10 Int’l Investment Conferences — “Investing in …
Mansfield clears legal hurdle in Argentina
The end of a 36-month legal dispute clears the way for partners Mansfield Minerals (MDR-V) and Teck (TEK-T) to resume work on the Cerro Samenta copper property in northwestern Argentina.Under the term…
CORRECTION (December 20, 1999)
In our Dec. 13 issue, we reported that Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) must pay $470,700 over a 3-year period to the owners of the Klipgat diamond property in South Africa.Mountain Lake has optioned t…
Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon
Lloyd Montgomery Pidgeon, a chemist who pioneered a process for producing magnesium, has died. He was 96.The son of a minister, Pidgeon was born in Markham, Ont., in 1906. He obtained a chemistry degr…
Producer and Dealer Prices (December 20, 1999)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,105/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.55/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$62.50/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.50-15.00/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.8085/lb.Indium: I…
Gold slides further still
Gold continued its slump as the Dow Jones industrial average climbed 53.52 points, or 0.5%, to 11,160.17 during the report period ended Dec. 14.The spot price slumped to US$280 per oz. on the Comex di…
Nickel production tapers off, demand steady
Nickel usage among top three consumers — U.S, Britain and Canada — has tapered off following a post-war high in 1948. The aerospace, automobile and construction sectors remain the largest consumers …
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, DEC. 8-14
Val($000s)HighLowCloseChangeAlcoa*N 680893 77.06 71.38 74.69 + 1.88…