Australian geology subject of tour
With a focus on Australia’s diverse geology, two field trips will make stops at 16 of the continent’s precious and base metals mines.Sponsored by the Australian Minerals Foundation (AMF), the tour, en…
1999
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, March 17-23
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Virginia drills gold at La Grande Sud
Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) continues to intersect gold mineralization at the recently discovered Veines zone, part of the company’s La Grande Sud deposit in Quebec’s James Bay region.The zone, situat…
EDITORIAL & OPINION – COMMENTARY — Robotics transforming mining
During the 20th century, the Canadian mining industry earned a global reputation as a leader in the development of advanced technology. Today, many of the technological innovations that were conceived…
MINING MARKETS & INVESTMENT NEWS – WESTERN MARKETS — Western markets cool on Starcore, Argentina Gold
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index sank 5.1 points, or 1.2%, to close the week ended March 23 at 419.57. The mining index lost 6.74 points, or 2.1%, and finished at 307.11.Meanwhile, the com…
TSE INDICES (March 29, 1999)
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METAL PRICES (March 29, 1999)
BASE METALS (London Metal Exchange-Midday official cash/3-month prices, US$ per tonne)DateMar. 23Mar. 22Mar. 19Mar. 18…
PRODUCER & DEALER PRICES (March 29, 1999)
Antimony: Representative mid-market US$1,330 per tonne (Mar. 23/99).Bismuth: Representative mid-market US$3.25 per lb. (Mar. 23/99).Cadmium: Representative mid-market US$0.24 per lb. (Mar. 23/99).Chro…
DIAMOND PAGE — Rex expands holdings in Mauritania
Rex Diamond Mining (RXD-T) has been awarded three more exploration concessions in Mauritania.Two of the permits, Ouassat and Arouedil, cover a total of 19,600 sq. km of Archean terrain immediately nor…
Barrick to buy stake in Golden Ridge — Major to take over 50% interest held by Randgold Resources
Just weeks after launching a bid for Sutton Resources (STT-T) and its prized Bulyanhulu gold deposit, Barrick Gold (ABX-T) is expanding its holdings around the Tanzanian property by acquiring Johannes…
CORRECTION (March 29, 1999)
A report in our March 15-21 issue erroneously stated that Tiberon Minerals is a Vancouver-listed company. The company trades on the Alberta Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol tbr.Furthermore, Tibe…
TSE SHORTS (March 29, 1999)
Short positions outstanding at March 15, 1999Larger individual positions include:Abaddon Resources 120,000, up 120,000; Abitibi Consolidated 493,000, down 170,811; Alcan Aluminium 630,336; Barrick Gol…