PRODUCER PRICES (March 29, 1993)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US53-54 cents per lb. (Mar. 11, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US78-88 cents per lb. (July 30, 1992). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.70 per lb. (June 11, 1992). CA…
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EXPLORATION ’93 — Northgate offer
Shareholders of Northwest Gold (USOTC) will be offered one common share of Northgate Exploration (TSE) in exchange for 15 class-A subordinate voting shares of Northwest.The offer will not be open to N…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Royalties can be a gold mine in
Royalties — a cold chill to the producer but gravy to the royalty-holder. It all started in the days when the king owned the land and all that therein lay. And while royal personages have all but van…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Geological tour of copper, gold deposits
Sixteen geologists from Canada, the U.S., Australia and Chile investigated copper and gold deposits of the Tucson-La Caridad-Hermosillo triangle of Arizona and Mexico last February. What follows is a …
EXPLORATION ’93 — Timmins an active exploration camp
There may not be a lot of major new discovery announcements coming out of the historic Porcupine gold mining camp these days, but that doesn’t mean the area is being ignored. In fact, in comparison wi…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Quebec base metal scene heats up
Based on the current levels of exploration and the number of advanced projects being developed, Quebec appears to be one of the hottest places in the country to search for base metals. Most major Cana…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Placer drops Southwin option
Placer Dome (TSE) has dropped its option on Noble Peak Resources’ (ASE) Southwin gold project, about 100 miles southwest of Rankin Inlet, N.W.T. Southwin hosts the Cache deposit and the Mac gold zone….
EXPLORATION ’93 — Geologists discover the fine art of
Gemmologist Donald Goodger is in demand. Ever since diamonds were discovered in the Northwest Territories, he has been fielding queries from those eager to join in the search for Canada’s first diamon…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Native elder leader recalls prospecting in
As a prospector, Art John, Sr. has been around the block more than a few times. “Almost 50 years for different companies all the time,” recalls the respected Kaska Indian elder. “I just take it easy n…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Azco permit approved for Sanchez copper
Azco Mining (TSE) has received approval of its final environmental impact statement for the Sanchez project near Safford, Ariz. Azco originally submitted a plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Man…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Mitsubishi to market smelting process
Mitsubishi Materials is granting Japanese parent Mitsubishi the exclusive right to market the company’s continuous copper-smelting and converting process and related equipment. Patented in the mid-197…
EXPLORATION ’93 — Cobalt testing laboratory runs out of
During the past five years, the Temiskaming Testing Laboratory (TTL) in Cobalt has struggled without success to find a new role for itself and, as of Sept. 1 of this year, will be placed on a care-and…