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Apr. 9 Apr. 8 Apr. 5 Apr. 4 Apr. 3 HIGH LOW Composite”300″ 3505.14 3515.68 3518.13 3524.26 3516.44 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals3095.40 3132.89 3135.70 3134.09 3130.66 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated M…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Apr 107.50 106.60 106.70 — 2.69 May 108.20 106.65 107.15 — 2.55 Jun 107.00 106.40 106.40 — 2.05 SILVER (in US …

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $363.65 + $ 5.80 Silver* $ 4.02 — $ 0.05 Platinum* $406.00 + $ 7.50 Nickel** $ 4.13 + $ 0.05 Lead** $ 0.28 $ 0.00 Copper{ $ 1.12 + $ 0.01 Zinc{{ $ 0.59 + $ 0.04 Courtes…

The Highland Valley Copper mine, southwest of Kamloops, B.C., has been recognized for maintaining the highest standard of job safety in a British Columbia mine during 1990. The award was presented by …

R. MacNeil appointed director succeeding Timothy Delaney who resigned.

Recent drilling by Vangold Resources (VSE) intersected 14.8 ft. grading 0.41 oz. gold per ton on the Gertrude property in the historic Rossland mining camp of southern British Columbia. The camp is be…

Year-over-year earnings slipped to US$1.2 million for CoCa Mines (NASDAQ) during 1990. CoCa reported earnings of US$1.9 million on revenues of US$25.6 million for the year ended Dec. 31, 1989. Earning…

Shares of Tucson-based Arimetco International (TSE) recently rose 25 cents to $3.35 after the company entered into a 5-year copper sales agreement with New York metals trader Billiton Metals. Under te…

The shares of nickel producers have strengthened in recent weeks in reaction to a sudden jump in the nickel price, and some analysts are calling for further price increases by year-end. Major producer…

The search for diamonds has now expanded from Saskatchewan into Alberta, and evidence suggests the claim of 6,000 sq. km in northern Alberta belongs to Monopros, the Canadian arm of South Africa’s De …

Wye Resources (CDN) plans to begin a 5-hole program on its Saganaga Lake gold property, 75 miles southwest of Thunder Bay, Ont., as soon as the snow melts. Saganaga Lake, which straddles the Ontario-M…

Curragh Resources (TSE) Chairman Clifford Frame says he feels sorry for the families of 400 striking employees at the company’s lead-zinc operation at Faro, Y.T. But given the current state of metal p…