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LABRADOR NEWS ROUNDUP — Konrad to be drill-tested

Drills will soon begin turning on the Konrad property, 35 km west of the nickel-copper-cobalt discovery in Voisey Bay, Labrador.Owner International CanAlaska Resources (VSE) plans to drill-test at lea…


OBITUARY — JOHN PATERSON

John Paterson, a prominent mining engineer, has died following a brief illness.At the time of his death in Vancouver, B.C., Dr. Paterson was a director and executive vice-president of operations for D…



Study identifies next crop of nickel mines

The Voisey Bay and McCreedy East deposits in Canada, and the Loma de Hierro deposit in Venezuela, have been identified as “outstanding” mine projects for development in a study by CRU International.Th…


Canadians killed in helicopter crash

An M18 Soviet helicopter chartered by a subsidiary of Cameco recently crashed in the Tien-Shan mountains of Kyrgyzstan, killing all on board.The Kyrgyz Air helicopter was carrying 12 passengers and th…


PEOPLE — REDBIRD GOLD

Henry Knowles appointed chairman; John Wahl appointed director, president and vice-chairman; Donald Fraser appointed director and vice-president of business development; Dallas Davis appointed directo…


TSE intending to go decimal by spring, 1996

The board of the Toronto Stock Exchange has endorsed a plan to switch to decimal trading by spring, 1996.Currently, TSE stocks valued at between $3 and $5 are traded in increments of 5 cents; those va…




STOCK MARKETS — All quiet on the western front

Western markets continued to languish over the report period ended Oct. 10. The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index fell 28.74 points to finish at 1,329.49, while the composite index closed down 2…


Pentland drill-tests Marlhill

Drilling at the past-producing Marlhill mine near Timmins, Ont., indicates the presence of a sizable quantity of untapped gold beneath the old workings.Six holes drilled by Pentland Firth Ventures (TS…


Spot prices at a glance (October 16, 1995)

Wednesday, October 11, 1995Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$384.70+$2.10Silver*$ 5.42+$0.08Platinum*$415.25-$1.00Nickel**$ 3.49-$0.10Lead**$ 0.27$0.00Copper $ 1.25-$0.05Zinca$ 0.4…


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