Index (November 01, 1999)
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Falconbridge rides surge in nickel prices
Falconbridge (FL-T) enjoyed a dramatic turnaround in third-quarter earnings, thanks to higher nickel prices and additional output from the Collahuasi copper mine in Chile.For the three months ended Se…
Inco commissions plant, finds nickel at Totten
Riding the wave of resurgent nickel prices, Inco (N-T) has started up its 85%-owned Goro nickel-cobalt pilot plant in New Caledonia, north of New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean.The US$50-million, 12-to…
Meetings (November 01, 1999)
Nov. 1 BluebirdNov 1 Willow CreekNov 2 GranthamNov 3 Admiral BayNov 3 BannerNov 3 Brazilian Int’lNov 4 Diamond FieldsNov 4 Tri-OriginNov 8 CamfloNov 8 CapcoNov 8 ProphetNov 8 TertiaryNov 9 AgauNov 10 …
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U.S. copper demand on the rise
Copper consumption in the U.S. was 2.6% higher in the first seven months of 1999, compared with the corresponding period last year.The U.S., the world’s chief consumer of copper, is expected to use 8….
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (November 01, 1999)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,165/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.65/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$14.50-16.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.798/lb.Indium: Indiu…
Companies (November 01, 1999)
Achieva DevelopmentAlmaden ResourcesAnooraq ResourcesAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAtna ResourcesBarrick GoldBlackstone ResourcesBlue Desert MiningBreakwater ResourcesCambiorCamflo ResourcesCamnor Resources…
Cows, pigs and beavers — Government follies
“Pssst, mister miner, wanna buy some bovine belching credits?”Some what?”Methane emissions from cows. Haven’t you heard? They contribute to global warming. I’ve got some farmers willing to stop raisin…
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Copper Ridge hot on Scheelite Dome — Drilling aimed at proving up gold target in Yukon
Increasingly, Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) is of the opinion that its Scheelite Dome property represents one of the better mineralized plutonic-related gold targets in north-central Yukon. The co…
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Cominco hot on Red Dog target — Latest results warrant follow-up drilling in 2000
Based on drill results from a new target 6 miles north of its Red Dog zinc-lead mine in northern Alaska, Cominco (CLT-T) has decided to proceed with an extensive follow-up program next summer.Highligh…
Geomaque on track at Honduran mine
Junior Geomaque Exploration (GEO-T) has financed development of the Vueltas del Rio project in Honduras.The company recently raised $4.6 million in a rights offering consisting of 7.6 million units pr…