PEOPLE — ARCHANGEL DIAMOND (January 29, 1996)
J. Drever appointed chief operating officer.
News
Aur readies drill program at Balsam
Diamond drilling and down-hole geophysics are planned for the Balsam property in Saskatchewan, 60 km southwest of Flin Flon, Man.Operator Aur Resources (TSE) will spend $190,000 on a 9-hole, 1,300-met…
PEOPLE — AMERICAN PACIFIC MINERALS
Michael Savage appointed chairman, chief executive officer and president; Dianna Oslund appointed secretary and chief financial officer; G. Hughes appointed director.
PEOPLE — AMERICAN MINERAL FIELDS
Richard Garnett appointed director.
PEOPLE — AGARWAL RES. (January 29, 1996)
C. Haddleton appointed director.
Gold Funds (January 29, 1996)
Gold Funds as of January 18, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$19.16$6.83Price$16.63$6.50Discount13.24%4.8%Value$149,811,000$117,645,450…
Environmental upgrades top Southern Peru Copper’s priorities
At a cost of US$103 million, Southern Peru Copper (SPCC) has modified its copper smelter in Ilo, Peru.In addition to constructing a sulphuric acid plant, the company installed a new furnace.The furnac…
Asian mining symposium set for Montreal
The World Bank will hold a symposium on investment and business opportunities in the mining sectors of Central Asia and the Balkan and Caucasus countries.The event, scheduled for May 23-25, will be he…
PRODUCER PRICES (January 29, 1996)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US75 cents-76 cents per lb. (Jan. 19, 1996).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.00-2.20 per lb. (Dec. 8, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$4.10-4.30 per lb. (Dec. 8, 1995).CA…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Jan. 17-23
Exchg Value($000s)HighLowCloseChange Placer Dome T225340$38 3/435 5/838+ 1 7/8Barrick Gold T175246$40 5/838 40 3/8+ 2 Noranda Inc T156664$26 1/225 1/426 3/8+ 1 TVX Gold Inc T137…
VSE sets all-time record in 1995
The Vancouver Stock Exchange entered the new year on a high note by reporting that it had set an all-time volume record in 1995.More than 6.1 billion shares were traded, which is 16.2% higher than in …
Botswana Diamondfields plans drilling
Vancouver-listed Botswana Diamondfields is set to renew exploration of its licences in Botswana.On the Jwaneng licences, ground followup of aeromagnetic and ground surveys led to the discovery of seve…