Drilling continues at Jericho project
The discovery hole into the recent kimberlite find at the Jericho project in the Northwest Territories pulled 92.5 metres of kimberlite from the land-based Contwoyto-1 target between a downhole depth …
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MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — The Northern Miner’s Mining Indices
This week we introduce our own indices of market performance in the mining sector: The Northern Miner North American Mining Index and The Northern Miner Small Producers Index both of which can be foun…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (October 12, 1998)
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Scoping study points to Camsell Lake’s potential
Preliminary results of a scoping study of the NW Snap Lake kimberlite dyke at the Camsell Lake property in the Northwest Territories suggest that the potential economics of the project are strong.Wins…
EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Getting the house in order
In 1925, I was finishing a job for Longyear in West Virginia and, at the same time, looking for work in Canada.A.D. Wentworth, a Boston mining engineer, offered me a job at what was known as the W.A.D…
PEOPLE — Latitude
John Carden appointed president and director; Donald Ranta appointed director.
PEOPLE — Bolivar Goldfields (October 12, 1998)
Juan Francisco Clerico appointed director.
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — METALS COMMENTARY — Hard times in Asia hit the ferro-alloys sector
As economic recession, and perhaps deflation, spreads from the Pacific Rim, the effect on commodity prices has been devastating. The non-ferrous metals have been seen to bear the brunt, but their supp…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (October 12, 1998)
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Viceroy drills Argentine target
Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) has begun drilling at the Gualcamayo project in the western Argentine province of San Juan.The Vancouver-based producer has three drill rigs on the Quebrada del Diablo prospec…
LME WHSE LEVELS (October 12, 1998)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Oct. 6/98 (change from Sept. 29 in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
TSE INDICES (October 12, 1998)
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