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TSE Shorts (August 14, 2000)

Short positions outstanding at July 31, 2000Larger individual positions include: Abitibi-Consolidated 934,994 down 209,467; Alcan Aluminium Ltd. 635,395 down 106,962; Barrick Gold Corp. 6,51…


Expansion brightens outlook for Tarkwa

The Tarkwa mine in southwestern Ghana, operated by Gold Fields (GOLD-Q), saw its production increase and its costs go down in the three months ended June 30, reaping the benefits of an earlier expansi…


Black Pearl options Bannockburn nickel find

An agreement with Outokumpu Mines sets the stage for Black Pearl Minerals Consolidated (BLKP-C) to earn 60% or more of the Bannockburn nickel discovery, 27 km west of Matachewan, Ont.The 2,288-ha prop…





Copper prices gain more momentum

Copper again set the tone for much of the trading during the report period July 24-28 and looks set to sustain its position of dominance. The stronger copper price seemed only to affect zinc, which br…


The truth about Hope Bay

With reference to Barry Smee’s interesting letter on the history of Hope Bay area of Nunavut (T.N.M., July 10-16/00), I feel it’s important to set the record straight.The initial efforts by Roberts Mi…


Noril’sk eyes large PGM deposit

By this time next year, Russian mining and smelting giant Noril’sk Nickel plans to start the commercial development of the MS-Gorizont low-sulphide platinum group metals (PGM) deposit in the Taimyr Pe…


Safety Society honours its own

Ben Sheppard, who presides over Ben W. Sheppard & Associates in Hayden Lake, Idaho, has won the Safety Professional of the Decade Award. The honour was bestowed on him by the International Society of …


KEGS distributes five scholarships

The Canadian Exploration Geophysical Society (KEGS) has awarded its first five scholarships to undergraduate students enrolled in geophysics at various universities.The scholarship program is part of …


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