TSE INDICES (September 28, 1998)
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PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (September 28, 1998)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,310, alloy US$1,137 per tonne (Sept.22/98).Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,290 per tonne (Sept. 22/98).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.45 per lb. (Sept…
Meetings (September 28, 1998)
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METAL PRICES, Daily Metal Prices (September 28, 1998)
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Recent history reveals trends in mine failures
“I’ve heard they’ve got 15 million ounces of gold,” the broker said. “The news is all over the Street.”In the heady days of 1995 and 1996, it was something you heard all the time: ounces, ounces, ounc…
Viceroy to drill Argentine gold discovery
A grassroots gold discovery in Argentina is generating speculative interest in Viceroy Resource (VOY-T) as the junior prepares to begin a minimum 2,000-metre drill program.Through its wholly owned sub…
Orvana develops Don Mario project
San Jose de Chiquitos, Bolivia — Faced with Bolivia’s new environmental laws and permit regulations, Orvana Minerals (ORV-T) is seeking the advice and experience of various parties as it attempts to …
EDITORIAL — Re-opening debate may benefit investors — Challenging geostatistics
In the early 1990s, following post-mortems of several failed mines financed during the previous decade’s flow-through boom, a brave soul suggested that the industry should examine the role of geostati…
NEWS IN BRIEF (September 28, 1998)
Indomin Resources (IRL-V) has changed its name to Battlefield Minerals (BFM-V).
Stratabound targets copper-silver at Don Indio property
Junior Stratabound Minerals (SB-A) has launched a surface and underground exploration program at the Don Indio polymetallic propertyin the northeastern Mexican state of Coahuila.The Calgary-based comp…
Partners cut gold at Tulawaka
Partners Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T) and Explorations Minieres Du Nord (MDN-M) have discovered two parallel gold-bearing structures at their Tulawaka property in the Lake Victoria Goldfields district of…
Etruscan advances Samira to feasibility
By commissioning an independent feasibility study, Etruscan Resources (EET-T) has paved the way for its Samira gold deposit to become the first significant gold producer in Niger.The Halifax, N.S.-bas…