Metal Prices (November 14, 1988)
FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne, except zinc and nickel ($US per tonne) Date Nov 8 Nov 7 Nov 4 Nov 3 Nov 2 Copper 1849-1…
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Montreal Exchange Uneasy investors react
Election jitters seem to have gotten to investors this week, with the market well off and the value of the Canadian dollar dropping. Published voter- preference polls showed the Liberals with a comman…
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (November 14, 1988)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US per lb.) Nov 149.00 149.00 148.80 + 0.40 Dec 144.00 140.30 142.30 + 0.40 Mar 120.35 118.00 119.1…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Calpine, War Eagle sustain interest
Although trading volumes on the VSE have picked up dramatically in recent weeks due to several new discoveries, public opionion polls suggesting the Liberals might win the next election and scrap the …
Australian junior files base metals prospectus
An Australian junior appears to be leading a swing by junior companies back into developing base metals properties. East West Minerals, of New South Wales, trading in Sydney at about $1.60(A), this we…
Golden Queen feels Soledad could be heap leach mine
Assembling a land position in the United States is sometimes tougher than delineating an orebody, especially when property ownership is fragmented. This was the case with Golden Queen Mining (VSE) whi…
Alberta Stock Exchange Golconda huge trader
A slight slump in the the price of gold has done nothing to dampen enthusiasm for some of the companies who are currently out looking for the precious metal. While the price of gold dropped $2.25(US) …
Metals used in health and medicine
Laying in a United States hospital bed after emergency abdominal surgery recently, I got to wondering about the role of metals and their compounds in our bodies and in their deliberate application to …
Dispute holds up Dome Mountain project
The ongoing dispute among the participants in the Dome Mountain project is heating up, and in the process holding up construction of the new gold- silver mine near Smithers, B.C. The project has minea…
Second Saskatchewan gold mine
This province’s second gold mine, just a stone’s throw away from the first, is up and running. Jolu, owned 30% by Corona Corp. (TSE) and 70% by International Mahogany Corp. (VSE), is in the tune-up ph…
MRI revenues up from 1987 level
As indicated by its recent financial results Mineral Resources International (TSE) is continuing to benefit from zinc prices which jumped recently to $1,350(US) per tonne from $820 a year ago. MRI’s n…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (November 14, 1988)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market $1.07-$1.09 per lb. (Oct 27, 1988). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.05-$1.10 per lb. (Aug 25, 1988). BISMUTH: New York dealer $5.90-$6.00 per lb. (Oct 20, 1988). CADMIUM: New Yo…