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Producer Prices (February 07, 1994)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US57.50-58.50 cents per lb. (Jan. 20, 1994). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 cents per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 19…


Asarco income up despite price drop in copper quotes

In 1993, Asarco (NYSE) realized an average copper price of US87 cents per lb., down from US$1.04 the previous year. The New York City-based company received an average of US20 cents per lb. for lead, …


ODDS’N’SODS — Another quiet giant of mining

A previous article (T.N.M., Nov. 15/93) concerned the late Randy Mills (or “RPM,” as I call him), a fantastic promoter and financier in the period 1950-1976. He was a great man and a quiet giant among…



TSE Short Positions (February 07, 1994)

Semi-monthly reports as of Jan 15, 1994 showed 82.1 million shares of 826 issues compared with 69.1 million shares of 800 issues on Dec 31, 1993. Larger individual positions included: Aber 151,000; Ag…


NEWS ROUNDUP — KRL-SEG venture hits gold on Decker

Vancouver-listed KRL Resources has drilled five holes on the Decker option in the Shining Tree area of northeastern Ontario. The first hole intersected 0.47 oz. gold per ton over 7.5 ft. and 0.047 oz….



IGR options Ghana concession

CDN-listed International Gold Resources (IGR) has entered an option agreement with Adjumadium Mining to acquire a 51% participating interest in a 50-sq.-mile concession in Ghana, West Africa. The agre…



Spot prices at a glance (February 07, 1994)

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $384.95 + $3.95 Silver* $ 5.28 + $0.20 Platinum* $392.00 + $11.40 Nickel** $ 2.68 + $0.09 Lead** $ 0.23 $0.00 Copper $ 0.86 + $0.03 Zinc $ 0.46 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scoti…


Geologists study Purcell Basin

Details have been made available of a geological symposium held in Whitefish, Mont. last summer. More than 100 geologists convened at the northwestern lake resort to share information on exploration o…


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