CHILEAN REVIEW — Hefty foreign investment
The Chilean mining industry benefited from about US$1.5 billion in foreign investment in 1992, according to the Chile Copper Commission. Projects with major investments included Cominco’s Quebrada Bla…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Sudden drop in nickel inventories
The price of nickel has dropped to US$2.54 per lb. (compared with US$2.61 at the end May) following a sudden decrease in London Metal Exchange (LME) inventories to 90,492 tonnes (95,274 at the end of …
Metal Prices (June 28, 1993)
FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne)…
Gold Funds (June 28, 1993)
BGR Central Net Value $12.46 $5.77 Price $11.38 $6.25 Discount 8.69% 8.3% Value $69,786,000 $113,120,625…
CHILEAN REVIEW –Dayton’s Andacollo open to offers
Toronto-listed Dayton Mining continues to search for proposals or offers for its Andacollo project in central Chile. A funding arrangement with a Malaysian group collapsed earlier this year and the co…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (June 28, 1993)
— Week — Jun 29 Jun 28 Jun 25 Jun 24 Jun 23 High Low Composite “300” 3935.74 3922.43 3906.94 3903.71 3892.42 3935.74 3881.22 Metals & Minls 2997.82 3000.97 2977.30 2935.19 2919.18 3003.53 2899.89 In…
Princeton plans more work for Rio Lluta copper project
Toronto-listed Princeton Mining is considering joint-venturing a portion of its interest in the Rio Lluta project near Arica in northern Chile. The company drilled 11 rotary holes, intersecting what i…
Boron evaluates properties
Private placement funds totaling $500,000 will be used to evaluate boron properties held by the Chilean subsidiary of Boron Chemicals International (VSE) in Chile and Bolivia. The private placements w…
Collahuasi a blockbuster that keeps on growing
In its annual review, Falconbridge describes the Collahuasi copper project in northern Chile as the biggest exploration story of 1992. The bold statement illustrates just how important Chile has becom…
Arizona Star completing study
At the Aldebaran property in north-central Chile, Arizona Star Resource (VSE) expects to complete, by September, a pre-feasibility study for an open-pit heap-leach project. The company is earning a 51…
Quebrada Blanca project on schedule and budget
Earlier this year, the sights and sounds of mine building in Chile were presented vicariously to shareholders attending the annual meetings of associated Toronto-listed companies Teck, Cominco and Com…
Location favorable to Minera’s Ivan copper project
Analyst Electa Aust, of S.G. Warburg Securities’ Bunting Warburg in Toronto, recently visited the Ivan project of Minera Rayrock in Chile and reviewed the exploration program planned by the company fo…