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London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date July 21 July 20 July 17 July 16 July 15 Copper 1335-1336 1334-1335 1318-1319 1323-13…

The first hole (92-1) of a program at the Sustut project 30 miles south of the Kemess area in British Columbia cut 121 ft. (from 43 ft. to 164 ft.) grading 0.6% copper and 0.025 oz. gold per ton, incl…

A recent study by Kilborn Engineering has provided more information to Pioneer Metals (TSE) which hopes to make a production decision by year-end for its Puffy Lake gold mine project 28 miles northeas…

Newly listed San Andreas Resources (VSE) has intersected high-grade lead-zinc values over significant widths at its Prairie Creek mine property about 300 miles west of Yellowknife, N.W.T. Testing dept…

Brian Edmison appointed director and head of the Canadian Mining Division.

Hopes for an economic turnaround have combined with a shortage of new smelting capacity to drive the price of copper to its highest level in 18 months. At presstime, the cash price of the metal on the…

Francis McAllister elected executive vice-president and chief financial officer.

If the annual scholarships offered by the Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation (CMIEF) are any indication, more women than ever before are entering mine engineering. Of the 54 CMIEF scholars…

Bevan Anderson appointed director.

Darren Hayes appointed director.

Donald Shwery appointed president.

Through an 85% owned subsidiary, Queenstake Resources (TSE) entered into an agreement with a South American firm to mine alluvial and residual gold deposits in eastern Venezuela. The deposits are in t…