ODDS’N’SODS — Bear-anoid
Not many field geologists who have worked in Northern Canada are unfamiliar with black bears. Although these animals are generally curious and occasionally a nuisance, it is well-known that they can b…
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LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (October 21, 1996)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Oct.14/96 (change from previous week in brackets):Copper191,550 (-29,400)Tin9,990(0)Lead116,100(-1,000)Zinc549,625(-200)Alu…
Absolut, Eagle explore in Hungary
The Hungarian government has granted two exploration permits, situated north of Budapest, to Absolut Resources (ALR-A) and Eagle Plains Resources (EPL-A).The permits, covering 58,000 ha of unexplored …
Call for papers for British Columbia exploration, geology conference
The British Columbia and Yukon Chamber of Mines and the Society of Economic Geologists are soliciting abstracts for a conference on exploration strategies, to be held Jan. 28-30, 1998, in Vancouver, B…
Spot prices at a glance (October 21, 1996)
Wednesday, October 16, 1996Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$380.80- $0.10Silver*$ 5.02…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — Exploration potential outweighs possible risks in Colombia
This letter is in response to Tomas Feininger’s recent Odds `n’ Sods article, “Close Calls in Colombia” (T.N.M., Sept. 30/96). We do not intend to take issue with Mr. Feininger about what happened in …
Tri Origin enters JV in Nevada
Toronto-based Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-T) has entered into an agreement with Australian-based Plutonic Resources to explore for gold in Nevada.Plutonic can acquire a 60% stake in the joint venture …
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Klipspringer yields high-value results
Bulk-sampling results from the Klipspringer deposit in South Africa suggest it ranks among the highest-value diamond projects in the world, reports SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T).A 425-tonne sample of …
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (October 21, 1996)
ExchgValue($000s)HighLowCloseChangeBRE-X MnrlsT33…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (October 21, 1996)
London Metal ExchangeMidday bid-ask prices in $US per tonneDateOct. 15Oct. 14Oct. 11Oct. 10Oct. 9…
PRODUCER PRICES (October 21, 1996)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,322 per tonne (Oct. 15, 1996), alloy US$1,188 per tonne (Oct. 8, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,175 per tonne (Oct. 9, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free market…
STOCK MARKETS — Western markets still dragging their heels
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index fell 43.8 points over the report period ended Oct. 15 to close at 1,156.11. The resource index fell even farther, closing down 71.21 points at 2,234.75.Bor…