TSE INDICES (September 27, 1999)
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More zinc at Gemini
Follow-up drilling of a massive sulphide discovery at the Gemini property in northwestern Quebec has turned up more zinc for junior Cancor Mines (KCR-M).The first hole intersected 3 metres (from 172.5…
METAL PRICES (September 27, 1999)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateSept. 21Sept. 20Sept. 17Sept…
Abandoned mines get attention
Ontario’s Ministry of Northern Development and Mines has unveiled a $27-million program aimed at rehabilitating abandoned minesites throughout the province.Work will begin immediately on up to 30 open…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — JNR targets W Bear uranium
Vancouver-based JNR Resources (JNN-V) has started drilling at its West Bear property in northern Saskatchewan. The property is near the West Bear uranium deposit (124,000 tonnes grading 0.37% uranium)…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — NEWS ROUNDUP — Jaguar drills copper prospect
A drill program by International Jaguar Equities (JAG-V) is testing a copper-silver porphyry system at the Northwest copper prospect in the Taseko Lakes region, 200 km north of Vancouver, B.C.The 4-ho…
LME WHSE LEVELS (September 27, 1999)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Sept. 21/99 (change from Sept. 14 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — U.S. MARKETS — Brit sale buoys gold
A weak U.S. dollar pushed the Dow Jones industrial average down 311.86 points, or 2.9%, for the report period ended Sept. 21.Spot gold, on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, jumpe…
NAME CHANGE (September 27, 1999)
Caesars Gold (CZA-V) has changed its name to Caesars Explorations (CZA-V) on a 1-new-for-2-old-share basis.
SPOT PRICES, Wed. September 22, 1999
Precious MetalsPrice (US$/oz.)ChangeGold$262.60+$5.20Silver$ 5.26+$0.13…
Kiena drilling hints at extensions
A 9-hole drilling program by McWatters Mining (MCW-T) at its Kiena gold mine in northwestern Quebec has indicated possible extensions to the producing North zone.Six of the nine holes intersected sign…
Geomaque upgrades projects
Results from a series of 71 near-surface backhoe pits have added a strip of mineralization to the southern extent of the San Roberto zone at Geomaque Exploration’s (GEO-T) Vueltas del Rio gold deposit…