In a US$410-Million deal with Blackstone Capital, a merchant banking firm based in New York City, Inco will sell off its alloys division.The nickel giant intends to sell Inco Alloys International (IAI…
Gold demand for the first three months of the year was 17% higher than in the same period in 1996, according to a survey conducted by the World Gold Council.The record figures were bolstered by demand…
revisedA pipe-like enlargement, or blow, along the Sugarbird fissure, which forms part of the Klipspringer project in South Africa’s Northern Transvaal province, is estimated to contain 90,000 tonnes …
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,561 per tonne, alloy $1,452 per tonne (June 3/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,200 per tonne (June 3/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.50 per lb. (June 2…
The best geological standards are property-specific, meaning they contain the same geological matrix as the samples being routinely analyzed.Standards are prepared by collecting material representativ…
Recent drill results from the Pino Andino property in central Argentina’s Neuqun province have proved disappointing for Minera Andes (MAI-A).The program, which was designed to evaluate a zone of gold …
Western Copper Holdings (WTC-T) is set to resume diamond drilling on its central Mexican project known as El Salvador.Situated northeast of the city of Zacatecas, in the state of the same name, the pr…
The Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum will hold its annual social event at the Woodbine race track in Toronto on June 27.Tickets for the event, entitled “A Nig…
Drilling on the Lynx zone at the Wolverine project in the Yukon has extended the zone 50 metres updip, to the south over a 200-Metre-long area.The thick, high-grade core of the Lynx zone thins updip t…
While Ireland is not widely known as being prospective for diamonds, the British Geological Society’s 1995 publication, The Potential for Diamonds in Britain, suggests that the pursuit of gems of the …
The commissioning of a 30-Tonne-per-hour diamond recovery plant is proceeding on schedule at the Bamingui River property in the Central African Republic, reports operator United Reef (URP-T).The joint…
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange – Midday bid/ask prices in US$ per tonne)DateJune 17June 16June 13June 12J…
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