1999

Aber Res6Acron Int’l16Atna Res6Barrick Gold1, 3Bema Gold6Cambiex3Cameco2Canabrava14Celtic Min2Citadel Gold…

BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateDec. 21Dec. 20Dec. 17Dec. 16…

Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,175/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.30/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$62.50/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$13.70-15.40/lb.Copper: Comex Mar. US$0.833/lb.Indium: In…

CANADIAN/U.S. EXCHANGE (Bank of Canada noon rate)DateDec. 21Dec. 20Dec. 17Dec. 16Dec. 15…

Denver — The Chinese government will allow General Minerals (gnm-t) to explore the Towerbeck gold joint venture in that country’s northwestern region.The company can earn a 71% interest in the 56-sq….

A 2,500-metre drill program on the Santa Barbara gold-copper property in Ecuador has outlined a body of mineralization measuring 150 by 1,000 metres.Valerie Gold Resources (VLG-V) drilled 10 holes in …

— 1999 –DateDec. 21Dec. 20Dec. 17Dec. 16Dec. 15High…

In a letter printed in your issue of Nov. 22-28, 1999, Jerry Roth of Stratagex raised some concerns about the Ontario government’s Operation Treasure Hunt initiative.To clarify, for the benefit of Mr….

This past year has been both difficult and disappointing for British Columbia’s mining industry. Two mines closed and no new ones were opened. Mineral exploration plummeted dramatically and is now exp…

The Australian copper deposit known as Tritton, current- ly owned equally by Nord Pacific (NPF-T) and ASX-listed Straits Resources, will soon be owned entirely by the former. Nord has agreed to buy St…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at opening, Dec. 21/99 (change from Dec. 14 in brackets):Aluminium762,850(-4,700)…

In a move to preserve jobs in the Chibougamau region, the Quebec government and big labour are throwing a lifeline to MSV Resources (MSV-T) and its Copper Rand 5000 project, which seemed to have gone …