PEOPLE — BELMONT RESOURCES (August 30, 1993)
Jake Bottoy appointed director.
1993
PEOPLE — BRITISH LION MINES (August 30, 1993)
Joe Martin appointed director.
PEOPLE — CONS. TOP GUN EXPL.
Sam Uskiw appointed director.
PEOPLE — BRENNA RESOURCES (August 30, 1993)
Gordon McCreary and Carl Zuber appointed directors.
Fairfield underground at Siwash North
It isn’t often that a company can turn a profit from bulk sampling. But that’s exactly what happened last year when Fairfield Minerals (TSE) extracted 2,030 tons from its Siwash North gold deposit, ne…
COMMENTARY — Green revolution spawns expensive red tape
For many developing countries in the process of modifying their mining codes, Canada is a model. For many investors, the country is perceived as setting some expensive trends. In addition to ever-risi…
PEOPLE — AVOCET VENTURES
Derek Taylor appointed director.
THE DIAMOND PAGE — LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — The ABCs of
I agree in part with the editorial in the Aug. 16 issue (“Silence is not golden”), which deplored the lack of information available for evaluating the various diamond stock plays. What surprises me is…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Lac de Gras dominates exploration
Yellowknife, N.W.T., is abuzz with talk that at least two major mining companies, BHP Minerals Canada and Kennecott, are at the decision-making stage of what their respective next steps will be. Both …
STOCK MARKETS — TSE composite index edges over former high
The story of the week has been the Toronto Stock Exchange Composite Index and its bid to hit a new all-time high. On Aug. 23, it went through the 4,100 level and looked hellbent for leather to beat th…
Gold Funds (August 30, 1993)
BGR Central Net Value $13.97 $6.18 Price $12.50 $6.500 Discount 10.54% 5.2% Value $78,268,000 $117,645,450…
Spot prices at a glance (August 30, 1993)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $371.75 – $1.10 Silver* $ 4.75 + $0.06 Platinum* $386.90 – $1.10 Nickel** $ 2.09 + $0.01 Lead** $ 0.17 $0.00 Copper $ 0.90 + $0.03 Zinc $ 0.40 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…