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Wednesday Aug. 12, 1998Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$285.50-$3.35Silver*$ 5.25…
DIAMOND PAGE — SouthernEra forges ahead at Marsfontein
With their dispute over the Marsfontein farm settled, partners SouthernEra Resources (SUF-T) and De Beers Consolidated Mines (DBRSY-Q) have turned their attention to mining the high-grade M1 kimberlit…
DIAMOND PAGE — Merger talks put on hold
The proposed merger between Lytton Minerals (LTL-T) and New Indigo Resources (NDR-A), both of which are exploring for diamonds in the Northwest Territories, has been placed on hold.In press releases, …
SUPPLIERS NEWS ROUNDUP — Agnico-Eagle unloads Cobalt mill
Agnico-Eagle Mines (AGE-T) has sold its Pell mill site in Cobalt, Ont., to the Canadian subsidiary of East Hampton, N.Y.-based Sabin Metal. Privately held SMC Canada picked up the former mill for an u…
Placer, Barrick to evaluate Sukhoi Log
Two major Canadian mining companies have been awarded licences to study the Sukhoi Log gold deposit in northeastern Russia.Placer Dome and Barrick Gold have until Christmas to study the deposit in ant…
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES (August 17, 1998)
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TSE INDICES (August 17, 1998)
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OBITUARIES — Reinhart Ehrlich
Reinhart (“Reini”) Ehrlich, vice-president and chief metallurgical engineer for Watts Griffis & McOuat (WGM), has died. He was 75.Born in Frankfurt, Germany, on Sept. 14, 1922, Ehrlich immigrated to C…
LME WAREHOUSE LEVELS (August 17, 1998)
Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Aug. 10/98 (change from Aug. 3 in brackets):Aluminium462850(-9200)C…
METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (August 17, 1998)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices in US$ per tonne)DateAug. 11Aug. 10Aug. 7Aug. 6…