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Canadian investment in Mexico likely to increase

A research study conducted by management consulting firm A.T. Kearney finds that there is strong potential for increased investment by foreign mining companies in Mexico. The study, sponsored by the M…


PRODUCER PRICES (April 20, 1992)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US60-61 cents per lb. (Apr. 2, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US78-82 cents per lb. (Mar. 26, 1992). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$2.50-2.70 per lb. (Mar. 26, 1992). CADMIUM: …



Melinga drilling in Honduras

A contract to drill 150 holes, 30-50 metres each in length, in northwestern Honduras was recently entered into with a Guatemalan company, Melinga Resources (VSE) reports. The program is concentrating …


Copper smelter `bottleneck’ likely to continue

Arizona-based Magma Copper (NYSE) plans to increase its smelter capacity by up to 20% to take advantage of a growing worldwide “smelter bottleneck,” vice-president Bradford Mills told the Toronto Soci…


PROJECT ROUNDUP (April 20, 1992)

A contract to develop the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper-gold porphyry deposit in northwestern Argentina has been negotiated by International Musto Explorations (VSE) with a quasi-government mining compa…


Chile an obvious exploration target

The most most striking aspect of Chile, the worlds leading producer of copper, is its geographical shape. A mere 200 km wide (on average), it extends for more than 5,000 km along the coastline directl…


Costa Rica offers opportunities

Gold and silver have been the most significant metals produced in Costa Rica. Production has been primarily from vein-stockwork deposits hosted by tertiary volcanics and sediments related to a still a…


Mine closures outstrip openings

Mine closures outnumbered openings in Canada by almost 2:1 last year as low metal prices and flat markets battered mineral producers nationwide. According to Energy, Mines and Resources Canada, 33 min…


Kookaburra samples Mayflower zone

Recent sampling in an area immediately south of the Longshot Ridge copper-oxide deposit near Hawthorne, Nev., has outlined an additional zone of copper mineralization, owner Kookaburra Gold (VSE) repo…


GOLD FUNDS (April 20, 1992)

BGR Central Net Value $7.59 $5.03 Price $5.75 $4.40 Discount 24.24% 12.5% Value $45,193,000 $74,026,920…


FINANCING (April 20, 1992)

Waseco Resources Inc – 675,000 shs offered @ 42 cents per sh. Azco Mining Inc – 2,750,000 units consisting of 1 sh and 1 wt offered @ $2.36 per unit.


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