In October, the metal and mineral sub-index of The Bank of Nova Scotias commodity price index dropped to the lowest level since January, 1979. A plunge in copper and lower aluminum prices swamped any …
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Dec. 28 Dec. 27 Dec. 24 Dec. 23 Dec. 22 Copper N/A N/A N/A 1773-1774 1779-1780 Lead N/A N/A N/A 464-465 474-475 Zinc N/A N/A N/A 976-977…
On learning of the recent demise of William Bill Pryde, I recalled a hair-raising venture which I shared with him at the Granduc mine site in 1965. A climax avalanche swept over the Leduc Portal camp …
Gold lost its pivotal position in the international monetary system in August, 1971, when the U.S. formally suspended the dollars convertibility into gold. But even though it has lost its significance…
The Canadian Exporters Association (CEA) wants to honor Canadian companies contributing to international development in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean. The 1994 Canadian Awards for Inte…
The dramatic turnaround in the copper concentrate market is partly the result of large shipments in 1992 to the former Soviet Union and increased buying by China. So says Brook Hunt & Associates of th…
The Canadian mining industry lost its queen bee of prospecting with the death of Viola MacMillan. She was 90. MacMillan was president of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada for 21 yea…
The large Windy Craggy copper project of Geddes Resources (TSE) in northwestern British Columbia may become a part of a provincial wilderness park. In June, the provincial government announced that it…
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US52.50-54.50 per lb. (Dec. 16, 1993). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US76-80 per lb. (June 10, 1993). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$2.35-2.65 per lb. (Sept. 23, 1993). CADMIUM…
A feasibility study on the Nixon Fork gold project in west-central Alaska recommends the project be put in production. Consolidated Nevada Goldfields (TSE) commissioned consultants Pincock, Allen and …
Infill drilling by Crown Butte Resources (TSE) has added 28,000 oz. gold to underground geological reserves at the New World project in Montana. The summer program, consisting of 16 surface holes tota…
Drill results from Los Pinos, a 145-km property southeast of Lima, Peru, have prompted Asarco (NYSE) to expand road construction and test for the potential of using solvent extraction-electrowinning. …
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