COMMENTARY — Rising nuclear generating capacity
The American consulting and information services company NUKEM predicts, in its recent monthly publication, that world nuclear generating capacity will grow during the remainder of this decade but tha…
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Cathedral ups stake in Sterling
TSE-listed Cathedral Gold will increase its ownership in the Sterling gold mine to 90% from 52%. The company negotiated the purchase of Saga Exploration’s 38% interest for a total cash consideration e…
NEWS IN BRIEF (February 27, 1995)
Westwin Ventures (WVR:VSE) has changed its name to New Westwin Ventures (NWW:VSE) on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.
Freewest to drill Bathurst properties
Junior Freewest Resources (TSE) will drill two properties in the Bathurst camp of northern New Brunswick. High-grade massive sulphide boulders were discovered on the Willett property in 1975. Freewest…
NEWS ROUNDUP — New Finnish gold project
The Swedish-Finnish company Terra Mining Oy will open a gold mine in Pahtavaara in Finnish Lapland, where production will begin in about one year. The mine will employ 50 people and require an investm…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Japan, Oman strike deal
The countries of Japan and Oman have signed an agreement to search for iron, copper, gold and silver in the oil-producing Gulf sultanate. Prospecting would cover an area of almost 4,000 sq. km north o…
Cuban copper project yields gold
While conducting work towards a final feasibility study on the Mantua copper project in Cuba, 50% owner Miramar Mining (TSE) identified three previously unrecognized forms of gold mineralization. One …
Minnesota ponders copper-nickel deposits
A subcommittee of the governor’s Task Force on Mining and Minerals, charged with looking at the future of copper-nickel mining in northeastern Minnesota, has recommended that the state fund a $371,500…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (February 27, 1995)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Feb. 21 Feb. 20 Feb. 17 Feb. 16 Feb. 15 Copper 2884-2885 2880-2881 2887-2889 2886.5-2887.5 2811-2812 Lead 583-584 581-583 573-574 572-57…
PRODUCER PRICES (February 27, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US94.5-96.5 cents per lb. (Feb. 3, 1995). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.40-2.50 per lb. (Jan. 27, 1995). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.80-4.00 per lb. (Jan. 20, 1995). …
TVX boosts stake in gold projects
Gold-producer TVX Gold (TSE) has increased its ownership in two projects and is considering buying a third. TVX bought a 10.3% interest in the Brasilia mine for US$14 million from a private company co…
TVI forges ahead at Canatuan
With a cash payment of $2 million, TVI Pacific (ASE) has acquired the 5,000-hectare Canatuan property in the Philippines. Situated on the western tip of Mindanao Island, the polymetallic property host…