Cogema eyes Kazakh project
Privately owned Cogema Resources will investigate the possibility of increasing production at the Jubilenoye gold mine in northwestern Kazakhstan.The operation, owned by the Kazakh government, is curr…
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Inmet resumes drilling at Akie property in B.C.
Drilling is about to resume on the Akie polymetallic property in northern British Columbia.Ecstall Mining (VSE) reports that a field crew has been mobilized to the property and that drilling is expect…
Odds ‘n’ Sods — Newmont breaks the ice at the Granduc mine
Among the more dramatic adventures in the history of the Granduc copper mine in British Columbia were the flooding of the mine workings and consequent abandonment of the project. Only by drilling diam…
Alusaf smelter enters production
The Alusaf Hillside aluminum smelter, built by a joint venture involving Canadian-based SNC-Lavalin, has started production five months ahead of schedule and under its $2-billion budget.Situated in Ri…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, JUNE 14-20
Value ($000s)HighLowCloseChange Barrick Gold T238371$37 1/435 3/836 1/4+1Placer Dome T197219$38 3/835 3/437 3/8+1 7/8Inco Ltd T90612$37 1/434 1/237 1/4+2 1/2Teck Ltd B f T7…
Sopko elected chairman of the Mining Association of Canada
Michael Sopko, chairman and chief executive officer of Inco, was recently elected chairman of the Mining Association of Canada (MAC), the national organization of the Canadian mining industry.He repla…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (June 26, 1995)
— 1995 –June 20June 19June 16June 15June 14HighLowComposite”300″4547.374562.054525.274518.514494.304562.053983.34Metals&Minerals4404.264375.984326.244338.924304.354431.19…
STOCK MARKETS — Preliminary results from Voisey Bay buoy up VSE
Both the Vancouver Stock Exchange resource and composite indexes put in strong performances over the report period ended June 20, as the summer exploration season got into full swing.The resource inde…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Canada, Cuba and the U.S.
Having come of age on the battlefields of Europe and the Far East, Canada has earned the right to make its own foreign policy and conduct business ventures accordingly. That is why it is puzzling, to …
TSE Short Positions (June 26, 1995)
Short positions outstanding at May 31, 1995.Larger individual positions included: Aber Res. 32,300; Agnico-Eagle 206,880; Archer 104,470; Asia Pacific 155,000; Baja Gold 71,500; Bema Gold 1,071,800; B…
Diamond News Roundup — Soil-sampling work targeted for Misty Lake joint venture
A $350,000 program of soil sampling will be carried out on several kimberlite pipe targets on the Misty Lake property in the Northwest Territories.Situated next to Mountain Province’s discovery in the…
Audrey cuts ribbon at Bouchard-Hebert mine
More than 300 people gathered underneath a large tent here in the heart of the Abitibi greenstone belt to raise a glass of cheer to Quebec’s newest polymetallic producer.The Bouchard-Hebert mine, form…