Prefeasibility for Fish Lake
As it continues to search for a buyer of its Fish Lake deposit near Williams Lake, B.C., Taseko Mines (TSE) has hired Kilborn Engineering Pacific to complete a prefeasibility study. Minable reserves w…
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METAL PRICES — FREE MARKET (September 20, 1993)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Sept. 14 Sept. 13 Sept. 10 Sept. 9 Sept. 8 Copper 1899-1900 1930-1932 1932-1933 1955-1957 1985-1987 Lead 378-379 379-380 384-385 384-385…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Active diamond
Company Exch. 52-wk 52-wk Aug. 20 high($) low($) close($) N.W.T. Aaron ASE 3.55 0.40 2.00 Aber TSE 5.75 1.43 3.25 Adex VSE 0.75 0.27 0.31 Almaden VSE 4.20 0.50 2.10 Atna VSE 1.95 0.21 1.25 Aur TSE 4.8…
Metall exploring N.W.T. greenstone belt
It scarcely needs saying that diamond excitement looms large in the Northwest Territories, but base metals and gold are also moving into the picture. About 400 km southwest of Coronation Gulf lies one…
EXPLORING FOR DIAMONDS AND THE NORTH — Great Lakes glacial
On four occasions during the last 1.5 million years, most bedrock surfaces in Canada were scoured by glacial erosion. Diamonds originally present in kimberlite bodies were plucked, transported and sca…
CIM to hear of diamond tour
Highlights of a Russian diamond tour last spring will feature prominently in an address by David Wahl at the Sept. 23 luncheon of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and…
Similco closure delayed to November
The Similco copper mine near Princeton, B.C., will remain open until the end of November. It was previously scheduled to close Sept. 10. Owner Princeton Mining (TSE) is working with the Job Protection…
Curragh facing uncertain future
Lead-zinc producer Curragh (TSE) may be near bankruptcy. The Toronto-based company, under protection from creditors and with no cash, will find out its fate Sept. 20 when unsecured creditors render th…
NDP leader urges consensus on environmental issues
In preparation for the Oct. 25 federal election, The Northern Miner asked representatives of four of the main political parties to respond to a series of questions pertaining to mining. All representa…
DIAMOND PAGE — Kennecott, BHP set to launch bulk-sampling
The push to prove up an economic diamond deposit has begun in earnest in the Lac de Gras region of the Northwest Territories. Two international majors, Kennecott and BHP Minerals, are moving ahead wit…
New drill results from Bell Allard South
Further surface drilling by Noranda Exploration, a unit of Noranda (TSE), on its Bell Allard South property near Matagami, Que., has encountered additional base metal mineralization. To date, a massiv…
Spot prices at a glance (September 20, 1993)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $345.25 – $7.00 Silver* $ 4.04 – $0.22 Platinum* $353.00 – $3.50 Nickel** $ 2.00 – $0.03 Lead** $ 0.17 – $0.01 Copper $ 0.87 – $0.03 Zinc $ 0.40 $0.00 Courtesy of Scotia…