ODDS ‘N’ SODS — The magnificent Kootenays
The Kootenay district of south-central British Columbia is blessed with magnificent mountains, rivers, lakes and scenic valleys. At its centre is 407-sq.-km Kootenay Lake, into which the Kootenay Rive…
1998
MOST ACTIVE ISSUES, July 8-14
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METAL PRICES — Daily Metal Prices (July 20, 1998)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices in US$ per tonne)DateJuly 14July 13July 10July…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – EASTERN MARKETS — Base metal majors’ shares slump as Antamina deal closes
The Toronto Stock Exchange experienced a broad trading range during the July 8-14 report period, with the TSE 300 composite index easing off 1% to 7,387.06 points. The metals-and-minerals sub-index su…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – WESTERN MARKETS — Foreign plays attract attention in otherwise dull western market
The Vancouver Stock Exhange composite index shed 7.95 points, or 1.5%, to close at 520.04 over the report period ended July 14. The mining index followed suit, dropping 8.35 points, or 2.2%, to finish…
Laguna advances Rio Chiquito
With proceeds from a recent private placement in hand, Laguna Gold (LGC-T) is set to move ahead with a small open-pit operation at its Rio Chiquito property in Costa Rica.The company recently complete…
Kinross working on the Railroad
Having selected several targets it considers to be of high calibre, Kinross Gold (K-T) has kicked off a drill program at the Railroad gold project in Nevada’s Carlin trend.The project, in which Kinros…
Abcourt drills Vendome property
Diamond drilling has expanded the Barvallee zone of silver-zinc mineralization at the Vendome property, 60 km northeast of Val d’Or, Que.Abcourt Mines (ABI-M) wrapped up a 9-hole, 1,500-metre program …
Caledonia seeks cobalt-copper in Congo
Junior Caledonia Mining (CAL-T) has entered into two joint-venture agreements with the state mining agency of the Democratic Republic of Congo.The partners will explore two cobalt-copper concessions a…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – U.S. MARKETS — Dow breaks into new territory
The Dow Jones Industrial average jumped nearly 150 points on July 15 to push the average to an all-time high. For the report period ended July 14, the Dow Jones climbed 160.50 points (1.8%) to close a…
DIAMOND PAGE — Diadem funds work at Leek Springs, Mestiza
By means of a private placement, Toronto-based Diadem Resources (DIR-M) intends to raise $5.1 million for exploration and development work on the Leek Springs diamond project in northeastern Californi…
ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Homage to an old timer
Seldom do we have the opportunity and privilege to pay tribute to a real “old timer.” Robert Ekloff was such a man.I recently read in the paper of his passing, at 97 years of age, and my mind went bac…