Don Indio keeps Stratabound optimistic
Junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) has received heartening results from preliminary exploration at its Don Indio polymetallic property in Mexico’s Coahuila state.Don Indio is the smallest of three clo…
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Companies (March 22, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAlcan AluminumAnglo AmericanAnglogoldArgentina GoldBarrick GoldBattle Mountain GoldBillitonBroken Hill ProprietaryCambiorCancor MinesClaude ResourcesEuro-Nevada MiningFalconbridgeFarallo…
WESTERN MARKETS — Starcore, ProAm among most active on VSE
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index tacked on 3.41 points, or 0.8%, to close the week ended March 16 at 424.67. The mining index followed suit, adding 1.9 points, or 0.6%, to close at 313.85….
Facts ‘n’ Figures — Low stainless demand hits nickel
World consumption of nickel in 1998 is estimated to have fallen to 1 million tonnes from a total of 1.01 million tonnes in the previous year. The decline was the result of decreased demand in stainles…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (March 22, 1999)
Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,350 per tonne (Mar. 16/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Mar. 16/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.24 per lb. (Mar. 16/99).Chro…
GREATES VALUE TRADED, March 10-16
ExchgVal ($000s)HighLowCloseChangeBarrick GoldT55…
The Northern Miner — North American Mining Index (March 22, 1999)
88.80 (+0.08)(Sept. 30/98 = 100)…
Mountain Lake digs Klipgat gravels
Alluvial diamond mining has begun at the Klipgat 18 concession in South Africa.Mountain Lake Resources (MOA-V) reports that its privately owned partner recovered four stones in February from just over…
Kennecott finds NWT pipe
Kennecott Canada Exploration has found a new kimberlite pipe on a block of ground contiguous with the southern boundary of the Ekati diamond mine in the Northwest Territories.The kimberlite, dubbed EG…
U.S. MARKETS — Dow soars as gold falls
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 236.71 points, or 2.4%, during the report period ended March 16, briefly touching 10,000, before closing at 9930.47 points.However, it was bad news for miners …
Pangea, Rio Tinto hit values in Peru
Drilling by the exploration arm of Rio Tinto (RTP-N) has intersected copper-gold-silver mineralization at the Pukaqaqa property in Peru, a joint venture with Toronto-based Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T).Th…
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