GREATEST VALUE TRADED (December 23, 1996)
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Articles by Northern Miner Staff
METAL MARKETS — FREE MARKET
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Avalon acquires Kenora property
Busily establishing a presence in northwestern Ontario, Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) has added a new gold property to its portfolio.The Dubenski property, 60 km southeast of Kenora in the Cameron Lake area…
NWMA annual meeting underscores exploration strengths in North America
The current success of the mineral industry in the U.S. would not be possible were it not for the co-operation of Canadian financial institutions, according to Douglas Silver, a mineral economist with…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, Dec. 4-10
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Aurizon’s Douay program under way in Quebec
Work has started at the Douay West gold project in northwestern Quebec, where Aurizon Mines (ARZ-T) is earning a half interest from Vior Mining Exploration (VIO-M).A 6-km access road from Highway 109 …
THE DIAMOND PAGE — More stones recovered from Crater of Diamonds
Almost half of a planned 10,000-tonne bulk sample from the Crater of Diamonds state park in Arkansas has been processed.Under the operatorship of the state department of Parks and Tourism, a bulk-samp…
TSE SHORT POSITIONS (December 16, 1996)
Short positions outstanding at November 29, 1996Larger individual positions included: Abacan Resource 14,500, down 91,700; Barrick Gold 12,001,996, up 2,399,078; Agnico-Eagle 545,385; Archer Resources…
PRODUCER PRICES (December 16, 1996)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,478.50 per tonne, alloy US$1,327 per tonne (Dec. 10/96).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,075 per tonne (Dec. 10/96).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. …
Greenstone finds new deposit at San Andreas project
Results from a drill program by Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) have identified a new bulk-minable gold target at the San Andreas property in western Honduras.The 26-hole program followed up on previous …
Private-sector mine represents Quantum leap for Zambia
In Zambia, construction has begun on the country’s first private-sector copper mine in 25 years.The Bwana Mkubwa project, a former producer now owned by First Quantum Ventures (FQV-V), comprises 5,800…
Madsen Gold on fast track to re-enter production
After 20 years of inactivity, the Madsen gold mine in the Red Lake camp of northwestern Ontario is showing definite signs of life. The former producer, now wholly owned by Madsen Gold (MGF-T), is expe…