Ashton plans more sampling
The first two drill samples from K91, the most recent kimberlite found on the Buffalo Hills project in north-central Alberta, have yielded seven macrodiamonds and 139 micros from 79 kg of core.The two…
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EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Another season wraps up at Meliadine West
With $16.2 million having been spent on exploration there to date, the Meliadine West gold project in the Northwest Territories is being advanced from exploration to the prefeasibility stage. The proj…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Noveder hits copper-zinc at Betts Cove
A drill program by Noveder (NED-M) has confirmed the presence of a zone of copper and zinc mineralization at the Betts Cove project on Newfoundland’s Baie Verte Peninsula.The junior has completed seve…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Cyprus benefits from Zambian privatization
Ongoing drilling has enabled Cyprus Amax Minerals (CYM-N) to outline a preliminary resource for the Kansanshi copper deposit in Zambia.The project — the first to have been awarded to a Western mining…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (December 01, 1997)
Metalstocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Nov.24/97 (change from previous week in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)Change…
Freegrant Silver gains NB polymetallic deposit
A polymetallic deposit at Sisson Brook, N.B., is now in the hands of Freegrant Silver, a privately owned New Brunswick-based firm.The property, situated 30 km north of Fredericton, was drilled in the …
Teck, WCH pleased with Mexican results
A new polymetallic find at the Mexican joint venture known as El Salvador has returned some encouraging results for 55-45 partners Teck (TEK-T) and Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T).Drill hole SAL-25 cu…
NEW HORIZONS — Fingerprinting gold
Historians of gold have always pondered the origin of the metal used by Venetians in the 12th century for their ducat coins and by Benvenuto, the Renaissance goldsmith, for his famed gold salt cellar….
EDITORIAL — New Zealand shifts to market economy — Right turn pays dividends
No one pretends it was easy. Even so, New Zealanders (or Kiwis, as they are affectionately called by their Aussie neighbors) have accomplished a remarkable turnaround from the brink of insolvency a de…
STOCK MARKET — Resource stocks on TSE fall into the pit — Market weakness aggravated by tighter bank rate
The Toronto Stock Exchange lost more ground over the trading period Nov.19-25, as an increase in the Bank of Canada’s overnight loan rate snuffed out a modest rally. The TSE 300 composite index closed…
METAL PRICES Daily Metal Prices
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange – Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)DateNov. 25Nov. 24Nov. 21Nov. 20N…
EXPLORATION ROUNDUP — Placer extends depth of Samira deposit
Deep drilling by Placer Dome (PDG-T) on the Samira deposit in Niger has traced the main gold-bearing zone a further 50 metres to a vertical depth of 280 metres.From the five reported holes, the signif…