Snip mine boon for Prime
The Snip gold mine in northwestern British Columbia turned out 31,750 oz. for Prime Resources Group (VSE) in the first six months of this year, a 20% increase from the same 1992 period. The company ho…
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Cross Lake expands Berardi holdings
Vancouver-listed junior Cross Lake Minerals has added 73 claims to its joint-venture holdings with East West Resource (VSE) in the Casa Berardi area of northern Quebec. These claims cover an extension…
Computer program
An interactive computer program known as Mineral Wealth is providing young people with a wealth of information this summer at Sudbury, Ont. Ontario’s Mineral Wealth, which runs on a Macintosh computer…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — More balance
In reading the editorial and letters pages of your Aug. 2 issue, it struck me that it was a pity you did not publish Paul Sarnoff’s article (“Canadian Diamond Stocks Can Be Dangerous to Your Wealth”)….
NEWS ROUNDUP — Pacific Sentinel deals to Patriot
As part of a move to focus solely on its Casino copper-gold project in the southern Yukon, Pacific Sentinel Gold (VSE) has sold its other property interests to Patriot Resources. Patriot, a private co…
Brazilian natives killed in attack
The massacre early in August of about 75 native people in Brazil’s Amazon rain forest is being blamed on illegal miners. News reports say members of a band of Yanomami Indians in northern Brazil were …
ODDS’N’SODS — Overdue salute to Ernie Boffa
I have fond recollections of Ernie Boffa. He was born in northern Italy in 1904 and came to Canada with his parents and three sisters in 1907, settling in Alberta. In 1915, the family was in Fort Will…
OPINION — Waiting for the tax cuts
Anyone who has ever been in the military has heard the expression, “Hurry up and wait.” Although it won’t admit it, the Ontario administration of Bob Rae is telling residents the same thing. Through i…
Spot prices at a glance (August 30, 1993)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $371.75 – $1.10 Silver* $ 4.75 + $0.06 Platinum* $386.90 – $1.10 Nickel** $ 2.09 + $0.01 Lead** $ 0.17 $0.00 Copper $ 0.90 + $0.03 Zinc $ 0.40 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (August 30, 1993)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Aug. 24 Aug. 23 Aug. 20 Aug. 19 Aug. 18 Copper 1988-1989 1946-1947 1968-1969 1930-1932 1928-1930 Lead 387-388 384-386 390-391 387-388 38…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — The ABCs of
I agree in part with the editorial in the Aug. 16 issue (“Silence is not golden”), which deplored the lack of information available for evaluating the various diamond stock plays. What surprises me is…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Lac de Gras dominates exploration
Yellowknife, N.W.T., is abuzz with talk that at least two major mining companies, BHP Minerals Canada and Kennecott, are at the decision-making stage of what their respective next steps will be. Both …