Stepout drilling expands Kemess reserves
Stepout drilling on the South Kemess property in north-central British Columbia during 1991 added significant reserves to what was already a large copper-gold deposit. A preliminary estimate of reserv…
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PRODUCER PRICES (January 20, 1992)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US51.25-51.75 cents per lb. (Jan. 2, 1992). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US82-84 cents per lb. (Aug. 8, 1991). BISMUTH: New York dealer US$3.10-3.20 per lb. (Sep. 26, 1991). CADM…
Financing deal clears way for Louvicourt development
Toronto-based Aur Resources (TSE) has set the stage for rapid development of the Louvicourt Twp. base metal deposit after cutting a financing deal with Vancouver majors Teck (TSE) and Cominco (TSE). A…
Audrey shuts down Mobrun mine
Audrey Resources (TSE) has shut down its Mobrun polymetallic mine near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., and laid off 115 workers after exhausting ore in the Main lens and three smaller deposits. A company spokesm…
Goldstream shows operating profit
The owners of the Goldstream copper mine near Revelstoke, B.C., expect to report an operating profit of about $2.2 million for the six months ended Nov. 30. The mine is jointly owned by Goldnev Resour…
Montreal Exchange (January 20, 1992)
A new drilling program for the Douay gold project in Quebec’s Casa Berardi region was announced by joint venture partners Inco Ltd. and Societe d’Exploration Miniere Vior. The $850,000 campaign will t…
Platinum hit by GM cutbacks
Platinum tumbled on the New York Mercantile Exchange in late 1991 after General Motors announced that it intends to shut down 21 of its North American automotive plants. Expectations that the GM closu…
GOLD FUNDS (January 13, 1992)
BGR Central Net Value $8.32 $4.91 Price $7.63 $4.350 Discount 8.36% 11.4 Value $49,545,000 $73,185,705…
Symposium date
A mining symposium dealing with narrow vein mining (T.N.M., Dec. 30) at Val d’Or, Que., has been changed to Feb. 25 from Feb. 20. Focus will be a project sponsored by the Quebec Mining Association, wi…
TSE STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (January 13, 1992)
Jan 7 Jan 6 Jan 3 Jan 2 Jan 1 Dec 31 High Low Composite 300 3512.92 3524.77 3517.47 3493.66 HOL. 3512.36 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals2937.61 2943.65 2982.27 2935.22 HOL. 2954.99 3453.06 2502.63 I…
Toronto Stock Exchange (January 13, 1992)
The recent trend toward lower interest rates sent New York’s Dow Jones Industrial Average of blue chip stocks to record heights during the week ended Jan. 7 as investors jockeyed to get in on the rall…
Cameco exploration focus on gold, uranium
Uranium producer Cameco (TSE) plans to match last year’s exploration budget of $10-12 million in 1992, according to The Source, Cameco’s employee newsletter. While most of the money will be spent in N…