Although Argentina is not known for its copper production, partners Yamana Resources (TSE) and Australian-based MIM Holdings are working to remedy this situation.The Neuquen project is Yamana’s most a…
The prospects for a rise in demand for niobium for the rest of the 1990s are far more positive than in the first years of the decade, says researcher Roskill of London in its new report Niobium: marke…
Between 1960 and 1973, the consumption of refined lead in the West rose at an average annual rate of 4%. In the latter year, total consumption amounted to just over 4 million tonnes. The impact of the…
Speculation fuelled by the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt discovery in Labrador, combined with renewed interest in diamonds in the Northwest Territories, rallied the western markets for the report pe…
It is happening all over again — the Great Canadian Area Play, that is.Junior companies are swarming to Labrador to tie up any ground still available in the vicinity of the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-c…
Geologists and geophysicists at Noranda could be getting a clearer understanding of what lies below the earth, thanks to a promising technology know as “3-dimensional seismics.”The process, used by th…
Wednesday, May 3Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$388.80-$1.05Silver*$5.88+$0.19Platinum*$452.75+$11.75Nickel**$3.17-$0.08Lead**$0.27$0.00Copper$1.25-$0.01Zinc$0.48 $0.00C…
American junior Royal Gold (NASDAQ) and its Athens-based partner, Silver & Baryte Ores Mining, are set to explore for the yellow metal in Bulgaria.The agreement calls for Greek American Exploration, a…
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US88.9-89.9 cents per lb. (April 28, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.20-2.30 per lb. (March 31, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.55-3.65 per lb. (April 20, 1995)…
Stronger demand for nickel has led Inco (TSE) to reactivate its Shebandowan mine and mill 100 km west of Thunder Bay, Ont.The property has been maintained on a standby basis since the spring of 1992. …
Gold-producer Dakota Mining (TSE) has listed its common shares for trading on the Berlin Stock Exchange under the symbol “DMC.”The move is intended to increase the stock’s liquidity and enhance the co…
A drop in metals prices was partly to blame for a decline in the Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index in March. The all-items index was off 0.8% from the previous month but remained 4% higher t…
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.