Western Copper, partner drill in Zacatecas
Partners Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) and Peruvian-based Mauricio Hochschild & Cia have launched a 3,700-metre, 12-hole drill program at their Penasquito silver-lead-zinc-gold property in Mexico’s …
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Dia Met, Ekati stake put on block
Dia Met Minerals (DMM-T) and its 29% interest in Ekati, Canada’s first and only diamond mine, are up for sale.The company’s board of directors made the announcement after being advised by two major pr…
LME Warehouse Levels (October 23, 2000)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Oct. 17/00 (change from Oct. 10 in brackets):MetalStock(tonnes)ChangeAluminium343825(…
Producer and Dealer Prices (October 23, 2000)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,730/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$3.50/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65.00/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$15.95-17.75/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.883/lb.Indium: In…
Golden Temple bags Mexican discovery
Vancouver-based Golden Temple Mining (GTM-V) has acquired a Mexican property covering a new massive sulphide discovery in a region not previously explored for this deposit type.The 3,198-ha Dios Me Ay…
Robex options new property
In a move that places it in a historic Mexican mining region, Robex Resources (RBX-M) has inked a deal to buy the Vianey mine property in Guerrero state, southwest of Mexico City, from LMX Resources (…
Partners expand Bongara
Denver — Drilling by the Australian company Pasminco has encountered significant mineralization in nine of 16 holes at the Bongara zinc project in northern Peru.Bongara is a joint venture between Pas…
Opawica-Barrick deal revised
Once again, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) and Opawica Explorations (OPW-T) have revised their agreement on the Valle del Cura and Santa Cruz properties in the Argentine Andes.The new deal sees Barrick take ove…
Breakwater remains profitable
Zinc miner Breakwater Resources (BWR-T) continues to post profits as it carries out an ambitious corporate growth plan.For the first nine months of 2000, Breakwater reported earnings of $15.9 million …
Emerald: A jewel of a mine
The varied and valuable experience I gained at the Emerald base metals mine, in the Salmo area of southern British Columbia, affected my entire career as a miner.To begin with, there was the actual mi…
Doe Run among winners in Sentinels of Safety awards
Among the award-winners in the 1999 Sentinels of Safety competiton are two lead mines operated by privately owned The Doe Run Co., based in St. Louis, Mo.Both the Buick mine, near Boston, Mass., and t…
TSE Shorts (October 23, 2000)
Short positions outstanding at September 30, 2000Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. 994,234 down 221,752; Alcan Aluminium Ltd. 436,662 down 434,829; Barrick Gold Corp.