Minoro drilling tests skarn zone in Honduras
Drilling on the Minoro project in Honduras appears to be extending a skarn zone of copper-gold mineralization. The property is owned jointly by Champion Resources (CHL-V), Mar-West Resources (MSR-V) a…
News
NEVADA SPECIAL — Barrick explores near Bullfrog
A US$2-million exploration program will take place this year at Barrick Gold’s (ABX-T) Bullfrog mine property in southwest Nevada.The combined open-pit and underground operation is expected to turn ou…
NEVADA SPECIAL — Tri-Origin tries luck in Nevada
Sticking to its practice of exploring mainly in areas with which it is familiar, Tri Origin Explorations (TOE-T) has decided to look for promising properties in Nevada.Based in Aurora, Ont., the compa…
NEVADA SPECIAL — BMR to advance Comstock Lode
An agreement with Rea Gold (REO-T) enables BMR Gold (BGL-T) to acquire the Comstock Lode heap-leach project in Nevada’s historic Comstock district.The Comstock region, 17 miles south of Reno, produced…
New symbols for company stocks
Effective this issue, The Northern Miner is including company stock symbols after each company name that appears in bold type in news articles.The company stock symbol will appear in parentheses (e.g….
Conference calls for technical papers
Organizers of Exploration ’97, a conference on geophysical and geochemical mineral exploration to be held Sept. 14-18 in Toronto, are calling for papers.Technical sessions include: exploration technol…
Chase and Delta to gain Cikondang gold mine
Partners Chase Resource (CQS-T) and Delta Gold Mining (DTG-V) plan to acquire a controlling interest in the Cikondang gold mine in West Java, Indonesia.Aneka Tambang, a government-owned mining company…
Inmet cranks up Akie drilling
Drilling has resumed on the Akie deposit in northern British Columbia, reports 40% owner Ecstall Mining (EAM-V).Inmet Mining (IMN-T), which holds the remaining 60%, has budgeted $1.5 million for a 4,6…
DIAMOND PAGE — Namco sizes up sea-floor diamond assets
An independent evaluation of the Koichab sea-floor diamond prospect of Namco (NMR-V) has been released.A consulting firm reports an inferred resource of 2.4 million carats in a 3.85-sq.-km portion of …
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (June 03, 1996)
1996 May 28May 27May 24May 23May 22HighLowComposite”300″5219.315235.535229.855223.155239.865248.373983.34 .Metals&Minerals5390.585411.025397.175388.775436.035635.253273.56 .Integr…
PRODUCER PRICES (June 03, 1996)
ALUMINIUM: Composite free market US70.4 cents per lb. (May 28, 1996).ANTIMONY: U.S. producer, US$1.95 per lb. (May 28, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free market US$3.10 per lb. (May 24, 1996).CADMIUM: Comp…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (June 03, 1996)
London Metal ExchangeMidday bid-ask prices in $US per tonneDateMay 28May 27May 24May 23May 22 .Copper2567-2568Holiday2542-25452557-25582448-2450 .Lead829-830Holiday836-837 854-855 8…