Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (May 29, 1995)
— 1995 –May 23 May 22 May 19 May 18 May 17 High LowComposite”300’4427.63N/A4367.264374.674373.354427.633983.34Metals&Minerals4270.76N/A4130.914118.854124.784337.893273.56Integrated Min…
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Low Canadian dollar benefits Ontario mining industry
Metallic commodities are priced in U.S. dollars and, because of this, monetary exchange rates have a significant impact on the revenues generated by Ontario mining operations.The mineral sector analys…
TSE Short Positions (May 29, 1995)
Short positions outstanding at April 28, 1995.Larger individual positions included: Aber Res. 29,100; Agnico-Eagle 86,048; Asia Pacific 75,000; Baja Gold 71,500; Barrick Gold 4,744,463; Bema Gold 889,…
PRODUCER PRICES (May 29, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US84-85 cents per lb. (May 12, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.20-2.30 per lb. (March 31, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.55-3.65 per lb. (May 12, 1995).CADMIUM…
Drilling adds potential to Voisey Bay
Exploratory drilling is expanding the tonnage potential of the Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project in Labrador.Property owner Diamond Fields Resources (TSE) says six holes were directed at evaluat…
William to raise funds for Velardena
Toronto-listed William Resources intends to raise as much as $9 million to develop and construct a silver-gold mine at its Velardena project in Mexico’s Durango state.The company will issue 10-11.25 m…
Canyon extends date for warrants
Junior Canyon Resources has extended the expiration date of warrants for buying stock.The extension, to Sept. 30 from June 30, applies to 3.9 million warrants exercisable at US$3.50 per share.Startup …
Morrison Knudsen picked for Fort Knox
Contractor Morrison Knudsen (NYSE) has been selected to construct facilities for the Fort Knox gold mine, north of Fairbanks, Alaska.Fairbanks Gold Mining, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amax Gold (NYSE…
Hecla Mining moves closer to turnaround
Despite a considerable improvement over the same period of 1994, Hecla Mining’s (NYSE) report for the recent first quarter was marred with red ink.A US$10-million rise in revenue to US$37 million did …
Tri Origin drills Straw Lake play
A 2,000-metre drill program is under way at Tri Origin Exploration’s (TSE) Straw Lake gold property, west of Thunder Bay, Ont.The northern half of the 2,135-hectare property is underlain by intrusive …
USMX acquires Ecuadorian firm
Colorado-based USMX (TSE) has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Mega Minerals, an Ecuadorian company which holds title to eight exploration concessions in the South American country.In …
Spot prices at a glance (May 29, 1995)
Wednesday, May 24Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$382.90-$0.50Silver*$5.40+$0.02Platinum*$431.75+$3.10Nickel**$3.43+$0.12Lead**$0.28+$0.01Copper$1.29+$0.03Zinc$0.47 $0.00Courte…