METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (May 26, 1997)
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1997
Tenke signs deal with Zairian rebels
Despite the recent political upheaval in the former Zaire, Tenke Mining (TNK-T) has secured its rights to one of the largest, undeveloped copper deposits in the Central African nation.The company rece…
PRODUCER AND DEALER PRICES (May 26, 1997)
Aluminium: LME settlements US$1,621 per tonne, alloy $1,475 per tonne (May 20/97).Antimony: Composite free market, US$2,220 per tonne (May 20/97).Bismuth: Composite free market US$3.30 per lb. (May 20…
Greenstone confirms gold at Crimea project
Definition drilling by Toronto-based Greenstone Resources (GRE-T) has confirmed the existence of a significant gold find at the Crimea prospect within the company’s wholly owned Libertad concession in…
Northern Crown steps up work
Northern Crown Mines (NEW-T) has announced encouraging results from the first hole in a program of renewed drilling at the Guadalupe de los Reyes project in Mexico.The hole was drilled east of areas o…
First Dynasty buys into Armenian projects
Singapore-based First Dynasty Mines (FDM-T) and New York-based Global Gold have inked a deal that will see the former earn up to a half interest in three advance-staged gold projects in Armenia.First …
Orion drills in Argentina
Drilling is being accelerated at the Agua Rica porphyrycopper-gold-silver-Molybdenum deposit in the northwestern Argentine province of Catamarca.Northern Orion Explorations (NNO-T) reports that three …
Cambior exercises option at La Granja — Reports $3.1-Million profit for first quarter
Montreal-based Cambior (CBJ-T) is exercising its option to acquire the Peruvian copper deposit known as La Granja.In accordance with the 1994 option agreement with state-owned Minera Peru, Cambior has…
Nelson eyes suspended gold mine
In its first venture outside the Commonwealth of Independent States, Nelson Gold (NLG-T) is looking to acquire a majority interest in the suspended Kalana gold mine in Mali, West Africa.Nelson recentl…
Wheaton to resume mining at Golden Bear — Hedging program clears a path
The completion of a hedging program has paved the way for Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) to blast the first round in the pit at the Golden Bear gold mine, in northwestern British Columbia.The junior, …
Gold price weakens performance of Royal Oak
Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) reported a first-quarter loss of $8.1 million, compared with earnings of $1.4 million for the same period last year.Gold production for the first three months of the year total…
MSV options Corner Bay project
Montreal-based MSV Resources (MSV-T) is entering into an option agreement with Toronto-based Sikaman Gold Resources (SKG-T) for a 50% interest in MSV’s Corner Bay copper project, situated 56 km south …