Prefeasibility set for Separation Rapids
Encouraged by market projections and recent drill results, Avalon Ventures (AVL-V) plans to obtain a prefeasibility study on its Separation Rapids property, 60 km north of Kenora, Ont.A program of inf…
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Sunshine Mining advances high-grade silver property in Colorado
In what may be the only exploration program being conducted in Colorado, Sunshine Mining & Refining (SSC-N) is returning to the southwestern part of the state for another look at its high-grade silver…
Serengeti updates JV
Serengeti Diamonds (SGD-V) has entered into a joint-venture agreement with Anglo American subsidiary Anmercosa Exploration (Tanzania) and a Tanzanian company, Dhahabu Exploration and Mining, on two go…
Blue Desert teams with Western Keltic
Blue Desert Mining (BDE-A) has agreed to option a 50% interest in its Chilean Enero-Nuevo Ano copper prospects to Western Keltic Mines (WKM-V).Under terms of the agreement, Western Keltic must make ca…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (April 13, 1998)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Apr.7/98 (change from Mar. 31 in brackets):MetalStocks(tonne)Change…
INSIDER TRADING — Crystallex insiders unload shares
Two officers and a director of Crystallex International (KRY-T) exercised options and sold shares of that company in February.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, officer Mar…
METAL PRICES (April 13, 1998)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)DateApr. 7Apr. 6Apr. 3Apr. 2Apr. 1…
Greatest Value Traded, April 1-7
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Partners boost Glimmer reserves
Minable reserves at the Glimmer gold mine, near Matheson, Ont., have increased by one-third over previous estimates.Majority owner and operator Exall Resources (EXL-T) now pegs the mine’s reserves at …
Venetia a mine of its time
The processing plant at the Venetia mine, west of Messina, South AfricaEvery mine is a creature of its age, a reflection of the kind of thinking that marks the time during which it was planned. In Sou…
Cameco’s Cigar Lake passes regulatory hurdle
Slowly but surely, the Cigar Lake uranium project continues to inch its way toward a production decision.The high-grade mine, situated in northern Saskatchewan, is operated by Cigar Lake Mining, a joi…
Curator looks for partner
International Curator Resources (IC-T) continues its search for a joint-venture partner to help advance its Boleo copper-cobalt-zinc project in Baja California Sur, Mexico, to final feasibility.The Va…