Golden Giant resumes mining
Fractures in the shaft at the Golden Giant mine near Marathon, Ont., were surficial only, and owner Hemlo Gold Mines was expected to have resumed underground operations by presstime. The fracturing, a…
1995
PEOPLE — ATTWOOD GOLD — Kenneth Berry appointed director.
Shoshoni joins rush in Yukon
The Ross River area in the Yukon continues to attract considerable attention, thanks to its potential for hosting polymetallic massive sulphides.Consolidated Shoshoni Gold (VSE) has joined the suite o…
METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (December 25, 1995)
London Metal ExchangeSpot closing prices in $US per tonneDateDec. 19Dec. 18Dec. 15Dec. 14Dec. 13Copper2840-2845 2910-29122868-28733000-30052990-2995Lead709-711702-703704.5-705.5725.5-726…
PEOPLE — BORON CHEMICALS — Charles Hansard appointed director.
Voisey’s it is
It’s Diamond Fields’ project, and it’s Voisey’s Bay.The first printed record of the most famous bay in Labrador was in 1909, when George Voisey referred to it as Voisey’s Bay in an oath transcribed in…
STOCK MARKETS — Christmas doldrums keep western markets flat
Western markets were sideswiped by the Christmas doldrums over the report period ended Dec. 19. The Vancouver Stock Exchange resource index dropped 23.66 points to close at 1,241.52, while the composi…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Spider, KWG discover diamonds in James Bay Lowlands
The Kyle 3 kimberlite in the James Bay Lowlands of northern Ontario has yielded 104 diamonds.Four holes drilled by partners Spider Resources (ASE) and KWG Resources (TSE) intersected a diamondiferous …
GREATEST VALUE TRADED (December 25, 1995)
Barrick Gold T174175$36 7/835 1/236-1Placer Dome T153065$34 5/832 7/833 3/8-1 5/8Inco Ltd T83909$49 3/4 47 1/447 7/8-1/2Franco-Nev T40172$827879 1/2-2 3/8Sherritt T39589…