OBITUARIES — Donald Wagg
Donald Wagg, a pioneer in airborne geophysics, has died. He was 75.Born in Regina, Sask., in 1923, Wagg obtained a degree in geophysics from the University of Toronto in 1950 after serving with the Ro…
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MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Yorkton eyes potential junior performers
Negative market sentiment has left many Canadian junior resource companies near historic lows, with a good number trading below their cash break-up value. Retail analysts Douglas Leishman and Art Ettl…
SPOT PRICES (October 05, 1998)
Wednesday September 30, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$294.10+$6.10Silver*$ 5.39…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — VSE composite, mining indices stand fast
Despite finishing the Sept. 29 report period on a downturn, western markets managed to hold on to some of the gains made earlier in the week. The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index closed up 2.8…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (October 05, 1998)
ExchgVal($000s)HighLowCloseChange.ZSBarrick GoldT…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — Golds flex muscle in jittery markets
Attention during the report period Sept. 23-29 was focused on Washington, D.C., where the U.S. Federal Reserve Board dropped the influential federal-funds rate to 5.25% from 5.5%. The move was designe…
METAL PRICES (October 05, 1998)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateSept. 29Sept. 28Sept. 25Sept…
Meetings (October 05, 1998)
Oct. 7, Tapestry Oct. 8, Contintal Res. Oct. 8, Talisman Oct. 9, Cons. Alliance Oct. 9, Lassie Red Lake Oct. 9, Tiger Oct. 13, Icelandic Oct. 13, Tullaree Oct. 14, Loubel Oct. 14, Mar-West Oct. 14, Un…
LME WHSE LEVELS (October 05, 1998)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Sept. 29/98 (change from Sept. 22 in brackets):MetalStocks (tonnes)Change…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Gold zone grows at Kavola East
Soil sampling by Indo Pacific Resources (IPF-A) at its Kavola East gold zone in Papua New Guinea has extended the area of mineralization.Situated on the New Britain licence, the Kavola East zone was e…
Int’l Taurus begins work in Casa Berardi
Field work has begun on several of the 20 properties being managed by International Taurus Resources (ITS-V) in the Casa Berardi area of northwestern Quebec.Until recently, the properties were, for th…
Kori Kollo looks to expand — Battle Mountain sees mine as a model for Bolivian exploration
The prospect of diminishing reserves at the Kori Kollo mine, Bolivia’s largest gold producer, has spurred Battle Mountain Gold (BMG-N) to continue exploring the area for additional deposits.The compan…