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NEWS ROUNDUP — Orvana raises exploration funds

A Toronto-based mutual fund recently agreed to purchase a $450,000 unit offering from Orvana Minerals (TSE). The placement totals one million units priced at 45 cents per unit, with each unit comprise…


Mineral Outlook ’92

Scheduled for Nov. 18 at Ottawa’s Westin Hotel is the Mineral Outlook ’92 conference, sponsored by Energy, Mines and Resources Canada (EMR). The focus is on access to markets and to the lands, with sp…


B.C. unveils new labor code

British Columbia’s mining industry is expressing concerns about Bill 84, the new labor relations code introduced in the provincial legislature in late October. Tom Waterland, president of the Mining A…


OBITUARY — Roy Aitken spearheaded cleanup

Mining executive of Inco Ltd. for more than two decades, W.R.O. (Roy) Aitken died Nov. 5 after a brief illness. He was 60. Aitken was appointed assistant to the chairman and chief executive officer la…


Drill turns at Lewis Ponds

Drilling is under way on the Lewis Ponds property in southeastern Australia, reports Tri Origin Exploration (TSE). The 1,000-metre program will consist of widely spaced stepout holes around hole TLPD-…


TSE SHORT POSITIONS (November 16, 1992)

Semi-monthly reports as of Oct. 31, showed 38,169,498 shares of 570 issues compared with 32,416,745 shares of 572 issues on Oct. 15. Larger individual positions included: Amer. Barrick 244,200; BP Can…


Kinbauri hopes to begin diamond search

A junior based in the Ottawa area, Kinbauri Gold, hopes that a damage lawsuit with International African Mining Gold (IAMGOLD) of Markham, Ont., can be resolved in the near future so that it can begin…


Westmin drilling expands Battle zone

The Battle zone is being extended by Westmin Resources’ (TSE) ongoing drill program at the Myra Falls mine property near Campbell River, B.C. Two recent holes extended the zone a significant distance …


Major-Gen. options Noranda claims

Under an agreement-in-principle with Noranda (TSE), Major General Resources (VSE) has been granted the option to earn a 50% interest in six properties in northwestern Ontario. The properties, accessib…


INSIDER TRADING — Leliever doubles his money

The president of Horne Fault Mines (CDN), Gordon Leliever, recently took a healthy profit on his investment in the junior when he exercised 701,780 options at 10 cents then sold 1.03 million at 20 cen…


PRODUCER PRICES (November 16, 1992)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US52.75-53.75 cents per lb. (Oct. 29, 1992). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (Jun. 11, 1992). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (Jun. 11, 199…


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