We broke one of our own rules this week. The editorial staff of The Miner threw caution to wind and gathered up some loose change to buy an equity position in Bre-X Minerals. Normally, writers are not…
While Canadian drillers have prospered over the past year, thanks in equal measure to hot domestic projects, such as Voisey’s Bay in Labrador, and exploration in foreign jurisdictions, prospects for t…
A claim dispute regarding the Northwest Territories Diamonds project has been resolved.Australian mining giant Broken Hill Proprietary (BHP) has signed two separate agreements with its partners in the…
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index was down less than 1% for the report period ended May 6, slipping 9.84 points to close at 1,012.85. The resource index shed 32.01 points, or 1.7%, to finis…
Not since the report period of March 19 has the Toronto Stock Exchange 300 composite index risen above the 6,000 mark.It returned to that peak during the report period ended May 6, rising 226.4 points…
Treminco Resources (TMO-T) is the latest in a growing number of companies that have entered into joint ventures in the Dominican Republic with Vancouver-based Energold Mining (EGD-V).Treminco intends …
Spending on mineral exploration in Canada increased last year over figures recorded for 1995, according to a report released by Natural Resources Canada. .TThe level rose to $873 million from $718 mil…
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange – Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)DateMay 6May 5May 2May 1April 30…
Gold Funds as of April 24, 1997BGRCentralNet Value$20.93$5.89Price$15.70$…
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at April 28/97 (change from previous week in brackets):Aluminium802,100(-16,200)Copper141,075(-9,050)Lead114,500(+1,650)Nickel5…
Infill and stepout drilling by St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T) continues to add potential to the West Porphyry zone on the Taylor property, near Matheson, Ont.In the latest round, St Andrew drilled two i…
Michael Sopko, chairman of Inco (N-T), told shareholders at the recent annual meeting that the Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador is turning out to be “all we had expected . . . and…
By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information
Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.