New study scales back Red Chris
Partners American Bullion Minerals (ABP-T) and Teck (TEK-T) are reviewing a scaled-down version of their prefeasibility study of the Red Chris copper-gold project in northwestern British Columbia.Teck…
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Production exceeds expectations at Eagle River
With Hemlo just down the road, any mine would look small by comparison. But the Eagle River gold mine of River Gold Mines (RIV-T) ranks high in every other respect.The Northern Miner joined a large ga…
Band-Ore firms up Thorne
With 12,000 metres of drilling now completed, Band-Ore Resources (BNDR-C) has traced the gold-bearing zones at its Thorne property along a 300-metre strike length.New results from the property, 10 km …
Procoloro Res. drills gold targets at El Valle
A 10-hole diamond drill program is about to start at El Valle, a 93-hectare concession acquired by Procoloro Resources (PCH-M) in Colombia.The property adjoins La Arenosa, an advanced property with a …
Meetings (June 17, 1996)
MEETINGSJune 17, MonarchJune 17, QueenstonJune 19, Bema GoldJune 19, Cusac GoldJune 19, JoutelJune 19, Major GeneralJune 19, ProfcoJune 19, SolitarioJune 19, TiominJune 20, Chance MiningJune 20, Crown…
El Callao cranks up production at Lo Increible
Small-scale mining operations are under way at the Lo Increible project in Venezuela.El Callao Mining (ECM-V) reports it is mining roughly 4,000 tonnes of ore per month from the Victoria deposit for p…
Canmex plans more drilling for Boleo
Drilling at the Boleo project in Baja California Sur, Mexico, will test the potential extension of a sedimentary-hosted zone of copper-cobalt mineralization.Canmex Minerals (CMX-V) plans to drill eigh…
ODDS’N’SODS — The improvising miner
People connected with open-pit mining are familiar with the Bucyrus-Erie Corporation (B-E) as the builders of the world’s largest shovels and draglines.In the 1930s, B-E manufactured a line of low-wei…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Equities, aging and the corporate agenda
Canadian equity markets have had a good run so far this year, notwithstanding the bout of skittishness that clipped more than a few dollars from the share price of some highflyers in recent weeks.Reso…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, June 5-11
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TSE Short Positions (June 17, 1996)
Short positions outstanding at May 31, 1996Larger individual positions included: Abacan Resource 132,000; Barrick Gold 9,427,615; Agnico-Eagle 422,069; Arequipa 101,800; Anvil Range Mining 420,800; An…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (June 17, 1996)
London Metal ExchangeMidday bid-ask prices in $US per tonneJune 11June 10June 7June 6June 5…