Ascot searches for Sullivan-type deposits
Having walked away from a joint venture on the Fort copper-molybdenum-silver property in the Babine Lake area of central British Columbia, Ascot Resources (AOT-V) has turned its attention to the Cranb…
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EDITORIAL & OPINION — ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Out with the old
I left Alberta for Ontario in the late 1920s. It was to be a new life for me and my family at the Dome mines, near Timmins.By that time, Dome operations had slipped in some ways. Many of the buildings…
BOOK REVIEW — Author captures drama of Voisey’s Bay deal
The Big Score:Robert Friedland, Inco andthe Voisey’s Bay HustleBy Jacquie McNishDoubleday Canada Limited105 Bond StreetToronto, Ont. M5B 1Y3The 1993 discovery of the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt …
High-grade resources at Mose
A resource estimate on the Mose copper-gold porphyry, part of the Shotgun property of NovaGold Resources (NRI-T) and Cominco (CLT-T), shows an inferred resource of 32.8 million tonnes grading 0.9 gram…
TSE INDICES (November 02, 1998)
1998Oct. 27Oct. 26Oct. 23Oct. 22Oct. 21HighLowCom…
TSE SHORTS (November 02, 1998)
Short positions outstanding at October 15, 1998Larger individual positions include:Abitibi-Consolidated 1,056,644, up 75,600; Alcan Aluminium 1,227,872, down 75,794; Anderson Exploration 142,585; Arge…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (November 02, 1998)
ExchgVol (000s)HighLowCloseChangePlacer DomeT2864…
SPOT PRICES (November 02, 1998)
Wednesday October 28, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$293.75-$3.15Silver*$ 5.06…
METAL PRICES (November 02, 1998)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateOct. 27Oct. 26Oct. 23Oct. 22…
Juniors examine Menarik
Juniors Canspar Resources (CSZ-M) and Pro-Or Mining Resources (POI-M) are joining forces to explore and develop the Menarik chromite-platinum-palladium project in the James Bay region of northern Queb…
IP targets tested at Munro
Partners Queenston Mining (QMI-T) and Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) have begun drilling geophysical targets at the their Munro property near Kirkland Lake, Ont.Eight holes totalling 2,740 metres will te…
Rio Tinto buys coal mine
Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has agreed to buy an 80% stake in an Australian coal mine from Atlantic Richfield for US$150 million.Rio’s operating subsidiary, Pacific Coal, expects to reopen the Gordonstone mine …