GOLD FUNDS (September 02, 1996)
Gold Funds as of August 22, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$24.27$6.58Price$18.90…
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THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Drilling resumes at Afema project
Drilling at the Afema gold project in Ivory Coast continues to produce solid results for Eden Roc Mineral (EDN-T).Five drills are working on the property’s Ayame, Toliesso, Kadio and Aniuri zones to c…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Sutton goes underground at Bulyanhulu project
While gold exploration companies in Indonesia and West Africa have been making headlines regularly, Sutton Resources (STT-V) has steadily advanced its Bulyanhulu project in Tanzania to the underground…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Quebec’s James Bay region draws junior gold-hunters
Much of the gold exploration news coming from Quebec is being generated by projects in the volcanic belts in the James Bay region, roughly 300 km north of Matagami.Small in comparison to the greenston…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Rhodes drills in Slovakia
Australian-based Rhodes Mining (RHO-V) is one of several juniors from Down Under to help fund foreign exploration ventures by listing on the Vancouver Stock Exchange.The company is currently drilling …
Radioactive waste to be main focus of international Winnipeg conference
An international conference on the deep geological disposal of radioactive waste will be held at the Westin Hotel in Winnipeg, Man., from Sept. 16 to 19.Co-sponsored by the Canadian Nuclear Society an…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Laverton wants to pour first gold by Christmas
By Christmas of this year, Laverton Gold (LAV-V) expects to pour its first gold bar from the Rawas project on the Indonesian island of Sumatra.Construction is well under way, with plant commissioning …
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THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Kazakhs to boost gold production
Kazakhstan produced about 14.9 tonnes of gold last year and government officials are pushing to boost production to 50 tonnes by the year 2,000.Interfax News Agency reports that the program to boost p…
PRODUCER PRICES (September 02, 1996)
ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,441 per tonne (Aug. 27, 1996), alloy US$1,255 per tonne (Aug. 20, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$2,650 per tonne (Aug. 27, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free mark…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — Verdstone, Stirrup drills Victorine
A program of reverse-circulation drilling is under way at the Victorine gold mine property, a past producer 18 miles southeast of Austin, Nev.Joint-venture partners Stirrup Creek Gold (SGU-V) and Verd…
THE GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD SPECIAL — High River boosts stake in Focal
An agreement with a private Alberta company sets the stage for High River Gold Mines (HRG-T) to increase its equity interest in Focal Resources (FCJ-A).Prior to the agreement, High River held 1.05 mil…