Inco assesses shaft damage
The main T-1 mine shaft at the Manitoba division facilities of Inco (TSE) in Thompson, Man., will not return to normal operation until the second-half of September, the company says. Inco recently com…
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METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 08, 1994)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date August 2 August 1 July 29 July 28 July 27 Copper 2407-2408 2429-2430 2438-2439 2409-2410 2392-2393 Lead 582-583 586-587 583.5-584.5 583-…
Pakistani potential under discussion
The United Nations, in collaboration with the government of Pakistan, will sponsor the International Round-Table Conference on Foreign Investment in Exploration and Mining in Pakistan. The conference …
Spot prices at a glance (August 08, 1994)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $378.60 $8.40 Silver* $375.21 $0.11 Platinum* $414.50 $8.50 Nickel** $372.75 $0.02 Lead** $370.26 $0.00 Copper $371.10 + $0.01 Zinc $370.43 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotiabank….
Town promotes its coal history
This town was founded on King Coal, and their fortunes have risen and fallen together. Considered Canada’s largest town four decades ago, with a huge population of miners, Glace Bay now has fewer than…
BOOKS IN REVIEW — Post-Soviet impact on minerals markets
Change in the Former Soviet Union and its Implications for the Canadian Minerals Sector: The Cases of Copper, Gold, Nickel and Uranium, by David Haglund, S.N. MacFarlane and Vladimir Popov, with Ol’ga…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (August 08, 1994)
— 1994 — Aug 2 Aug 1 Jul 29 Jul 28 Jul 27 High Low Composite “300” 4194.28 N/A 4178.97 4149.81 4134.01 4609.93 3518.31 Metals&Minerals 3944.74 N/A 3865.62 3809.61 3780.10 3944.74 3273.56 Integrated …
Placer options Musselwhite area play
Senior gold miner Placer Dome (TSE) is optioning the Neawagank Lake property from Wiscan Resources (ASE). The property is 40 km southeast of Placer’s Musselwhite gold project, in the Opapimiskan Lake …
Is there a third bidder waiting in the wings? — American
Just two short weeks after Royal Oak Mines (TSE) launched an aggressive takeover bid for Lac Minerals (TSE), a second suitor — gold giant American Barrick Resources (TSE) — has made an offer for the…
Iron Colt grades surpass expectations
Results from underground development on the Iron Colt gold-silver project near this historic camp are surpassing the expectations of joint-venture partners International Silver Ridge Resources (VSE) a…
Copper mines staging comeback in British Columbia
Several shutdown copper mines in British Columbia will re-enter production this year, largely because their economics have been improved by higher copper prices and a weaker Canadian dollar. The reope…
NEWS IN BRIEF (August 01, 1994)
Vector Industries International Inc. (VII:VSE) has changed its name to Vector Diamond Corporation (VII:VSE) on a sh-for-sh basis.