Canadian States reports results
CDN-listed Canadian States Resources has encountered low-grade nickel-copper-cobalt mineralization on the 1514M Claim Block in Labrador.One of the five additional holes tested the G zone, while the re…
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Construction to proceed at Tonkin Springs
Construction permits are in hand for the Tonkin Springs heap-leach gold project in central Nevada.The project is owned 60-40 by NASDAQ-listed partners Gold Capital and U.S. Gold. (Gold Capital, in tur…
Mineral economics meeting set for Montreal in March
The fifth annual conference of the Mineral Economics & Management Society (MEMS) will be held in Montreal, March 28-30, 1996.The title of the conference is The Mineral Industry: Responding to the Glob…
STOCK MARKETS — Markets turn upward but golds are thumped
The Toronto Stock Exchange recovered from the previous week’s slight decline, posting a gain of 43.30 points or 1%, closing Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 4,515.60.The TSE posted most of that gain on Friday in …
Sullivan wins mine rescue competition
Thirteen teams competed in the 1995 International Western Regional mine rescue competition, held recently in Fernie, B.C.The Cominco Sullivan team was the overall winner in the underground events, whi…
PRODUCER PRICES (October 23, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US81 cents-82 cents per lb. (October 6, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.50 per lb. (July 14, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$4.05-4.15 per lb. (October 6, 19…
Columbia vends Spectrum
A private concern will take control of the Spectrum property in northwestern British Columbia under an agreement with owner Columbia Gold Mines (VSE).Crocodile International Enterprises plans to acqui…
Int’l zinc conference in February
The fifth annual International Zinc Conference will convene in Palm Springs, Calif., Feb. 25-28, 1996.The event is being sponsored by the American Zinc Association, which is offering a full-day sessio…
Chinese copper surplus unlikely to affect import demand in ’96
Expansions at Chinese smelter-refinery operations will increase demand for imported copper in 1996, says a Brook Hunt report.The mining and metal industry consulting firm predicts that China will have…
Alaska’s Fairbanks district still holds promise for Freegold
Junior International FreeGold Mineral Development (VSE) is poised to resume drilling on its Tolovana property near Fairbanks, Alaska.Meanwhile, the latest results from the first round of drilling on t…
INSIDER TRADING — Officers of Inco opt to cash in
Several senior officers of Inco (TSE), together with other insiders, exercised options and sold company shares during August.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, Lorne Ames, …
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (October 23, 1995)
Placer Dome T136987$33 3/431 1/4311/4-2 1/2Barrick Gold T130392$34 3/432 7/833-13/4Inco Ltd T112775$4642 5/845 1/8+2 1/8Diamond Flds T71807$24 3/820 3/422 3/4+1 3/4TVX Gol…