Dundee-Palliser to buy MVP shares
Toronto-listed Dundee-Palliser Resources can buy 17.5-25 million common shares of MVP Capital from a private shareholder at 5 cents each. The purchase price is payable partly in cash on closing; and t…
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Producer Prices (September 20, 1993)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US54.00-54.75 cents per lb. (Sept. 2, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (June 11, 199…
Troubled past is no longer an albatross around Golden Bear’s
The beautiful setting of the Golden Bear mine, at the base of a steep, near-alpine valley, contrasts starkly with the property’s troubled past. The ground was originally staked by Chevron in 1981; and…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Mining and government (2)
During the past 100 years and more, the mining industry and the organizations which sprang up around it — the provincial associations, the Mining Association of Canada and the Prospectors and Develop…
STOCK MARKETS — A drab week on Toronto market
Another drab week for stocks on the Toronto exchange. The 300 Composite Index began our report week at 3,929.33 and ended at 3,971.77. The TSE gold and silver index, however, gained some ground, closi…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Alberta crawling with
Alberta diamond exploration permit holders have been busy gathering till samples during this unseasonably wet summer in a rush to discover the province’s first kimberlite or lamproite formation. Numer…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Botswana home to
The world’s richest mine is in Botswana. A diamond producer, Jwaneng is believed to have made an operating profit of US$700-750 million in 1991, according to Yorkton Securities of London, England. Jwa…
ODDS’N’SODS — Nostalgia for the old wood-burner
Wood-burning stoves were an essential part of our lives in the mining camps in the good old days. They served a vital purpose in both home and cookery, providing the fire and warmth for heating and co…
Prefeasibility for Fish Lake
As it continues to search for a buyer of its Fish Lake deposit near Williams Lake, B.C., Taseko Mines (TSE) has hired Kilborn Engineering Pacific to complete a prefeasibility study. Minable reserves w…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 20, 1993)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Sept. 14 Sept. 13 Sept. 10 Sept. 9 Sept. 8 Copper 1899-1900 1930-1932 1932-1933 1955-1957 1985-1987 Lead 378-379 379-380 384-385 384-385…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Active diamond
Company Exch. 52-wk 52-wk Aug. 20 high($) low($) close($) N.W.T. Aaron ASE 3.55 0.40 2.00 Aber TSE 5.75 1.43 3.25 Adex VSE 0.75 0.27 0.31 Almaden VSE 4.20 0.50 2.10 Atna VSE 1.95 0.21 1.25 Aur TSE 4.8…
Metall exploring N.W.T. greenstone belt
It scarcely needs saying that diamond excitement looms large in the Northwest Territories, but base metals and gold are also moving into the picture. About 400 km southwest of Coronation Gulf lies one…