Spot prices at a glance (August 01, 1994)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $387.00 + $0.60 Silver* $ 5.32 $0.00 Platinum* $423.00 + $9.15 Nickel** $ 2.77 – $0.12 Lead** $ 0.26 – $0.01 Copper $ 1.09 – $0.07 Zinc $ 0.43 – $0.02 Courtesy of Scotia…
News
Feasibility study for Bolivian project
By late August, results are expected from a preliminary feasibility study of the Amayapampa and Capa Circa gold properties in Bolivia. Da Capo Resources (VSE) retained Kilborn Engineering to calculate…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Stay tuned
The week has been full of surprises in the bidding war over Lac Minerals. Just as the precocious upstart, Royal Oak Mines, which originally put the Lac ball into play, seemed to be winning over frustr…
Denison plans restructuring
As a first step toward restructuring, Denison Mines has reached an agreement with the federal and Ontario governments, corporate lenders, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC) and the Ontario…
PEOPLE — AREQUIPA
Chet Idziszek appointed president and chief executive officer.
Cambiex offering to raise $10 million
Montreal-listed Cambiex has filed a final prospectus for a public offering of 12.5 million units at 80 cents each. A unit consists of one common share and one half common share purchase warrant. Each …
Memorial at Kirkland Lake
After six years of work by artists and fundraising efforts, a Miners’ Memorial was unveiled recently at Kirkland Lake, Ont., which is celebrating its 75th anniversary. The president of local 4584 of t…
Polaris tops salary list
The wealthiest community in Canada is the Polaris mine site on Little Cornwallis Island in the Arctic, according to Statistics Canada. The federal government agency says that the median income in 1992…
DIAMOND PAGE — Crystallex gets permits for Albino
Through a wholly owned operating subsidiary in Venezuela, Crystallex International (VSE) has obtained all permits necessary to begin mining on its Albino concession in the Kilometre 88 district. Venez…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Selling off our future
The official line from Ottawa has it that the Department of Finance is continuing its shameful gold selloff — another 276,000 oz. were sold in June — because “they (gold bullion) don’t make returns …
DIAMOND PAGE — Correction
The recent agreement between De Beers Consolidated Mines and junior companies Mill City Gold Mining (VSE) and Tanqueray Resources calls for De Beers to subscribe for $2 million in common shares of Mil…
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (August 01, 1994)
— 1994 — Jul 26 Jul 25 Jul 22 Jul 21 Jul 20 High Low Composite “300” 4149.90 4159.02 4176.16 4172.59 4181.74 4609.93 3518.31 TSE 100 Index 250.35 250.75 252.08 251.79 252.57 277.47 238.43 Metals&Min…