1996

The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index rose 19.4 points over the report period ended Nov. 12 to close at 1,154.5, while the resource index tacked on 9.97 points to finish at 2,345.12.At the requ…

The gold and base metal issues on the Toronto Stock Exchange finally bounced back after several weeks on the canvas to lead the market. Over the report period Nov. 6-12, the TSE 300 composite index ga…

Metal stocks (in tonnes) held in London Metal Exchange warehouses at Nov. 11/96 (change from previous week in brackets):Copper109,175(-12,000)Tin9,580(-240)Lead114,975(-1,300)Zinc537,475(-3,55…

I must comment on a recent editorial (“Exporting Expertise” in T.N.M., Oct.21/96) in order to prevent any misunderstandings about the quality of analyses in our FILAB laboratories, which carried out t…

Further analysis of two kimberlite boulders, discovered near the Camsell Lake project in the Northwest Territories, has yielded additional diamonds.Situated 140 miles northeast of Yellowknife, the pro…

Bulk-sampling results are enabling partners Lytton Minerals (LTL-T) and New Indigo Resources (NDR-A) to prove up their Jericho diamond project, north of Lac de Gras in the Northwest Territories.The pr…

Arkansas is finding that one of its parks is living up to its name.Bulk samples from Crater of Diamonds State Park have turned up several diamonds from three trenches recently completed in an effort t…

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A development agreement allows Kinross Gold (K-T) to earn a 50% interest in the Vogel property, east of Timmins, Ont., from Black Hawk Mining (BHK-T).Kinross’s agreement with Thunderwood Resources (TH…

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Gold Funds as of November 7, 1996BGRCentralNet Value$22.70$6.06Price$17.90…

ALUMINIUM: LME settlements US$1,435 per tonne (Nov. 12, 1996), alloy US$1,252 per tonne (Nov. 5, 1996).ANTIMONY: Composite free market, US$1,940 per tonne (Nov. 12, 1996).BISMUTH: Composite free marke…