Falconbridge rides surge in nickel prices
Falconbridge (FL-T) enjoyed a dramatic turnaround in third-quarter earnings, thanks to higher nickel prices and additional output from the Collahuasi copper mine in Chile.For the three months ended Se…
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Inco commissions plant, finds nickel at Totten
Riding the wave of resurgent nickel prices, Inco (N-T) has started up its 85%-owned Goro nickel-cobalt pilot plant in New Caledonia, north of New Zealand, in the Pacific Ocean.The US$50-million, 12-to…
Starcore drills Samuels Lake
Partners Starcore Resources (SOE-V) and ProAm Explorations (PMX-V) have intersected more copper, nickel, cobalt and platinum group metals mineralization at their Samuels Lake property in northwestern …
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — WESTERN MARKETS — Western markets continue slump as gold slides
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index sunk through the 400-point level, losing 8.61 points, or 2.1%, to close the report period ended Oct. 26 at 395.20. Meanwhile, the mining index lost ground …
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Drilling disappoints for Ventures
Drilling at the Carrie Creek gold target in east-central Alaska has come up short for Ventures Resource (VRS-V).The company completed 8,000 ft. of drilling in 10 holes, returning only anomalous gold v…
Meetings (November 01, 1999)
Nov. 1 BluebirdNov 1 Willow CreekNov 2 GranthamNov 3 Admiral BayNov 3 BannerNov 3 Brazilian Int’lNov 4 Diamond FieldsNov 4 Tri-OriginNov 8 CamfloNov 8 CapcoNov 8 ProphetNov 8 TertiaryNov 9 AgauNov 10 …
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (November 01, 1999)
Antimony: Mid-mkt US$1,165/t.Bismuth: Mid-mkt US$4.65/lb.Cadmium: Mid-mkt US$0.20/lb.Chromium: Mid-mkt ores US$65/t.Cobalt: Recent trades US$14.50-16.00/lb.Copper: Comex Dec. US$0.798/lb.Indium: Indiu…
Companies (November 01, 1999)
Achieva DevelopmentAlmaden ResourcesAnooraq ResourcesAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAtna ResourcesBarrick GoldBlackstone ResourcesBlue Desert MiningBreakwater ResourcesCambiorCamflo ResourcesCamnor Resources…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS — EASTERN MARKETS — Majors sag as gold sinks below US$300 per oz.
The party came to an abrupt end during the Oct. 20-26 report period as gold nosedived US$19.35 to hit US$290.40 per oz. on the London morning fix of Oct. 27.During the last week of October, most of th…
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Greens Creek cranks out silver for Kennecott, Hecla
With improving production costs and the discovery of new mineralized zones, the revived Greens Creek mine in Alaska is securing its position as one of the largest silver mines in the U.S.Situated on A…
Cows, pigs and beavers — Government follies
“Pssst, mister miner, wanna buy some bovine belching credits?”Some what?”Methane emissions from cows. Haven’t you heard? They contribute to global warming. I’ve got some farmers willing to stop raisin…
ALASKA & THE YUKON — Copper Ridge hot on Scheelite Dome — Drilling aimed at proving up gold target in Yukon
Increasingly, Copper Ridge Explorations (KRX-V) is of the opinion that its Scheelite Dome property represents one of the better mineralized plutonic-related gold targets in north-central Yukon. The co…