Queries Black Bay Uranium is now Atco Ltd.

I wish to have information on a company called Black Bay Uranium. I hold a total of 13,000 shares in this company. I also own 800 shares of another company called Allied Pitch- Ore Mines Ltd. Can you give me any information on it? A. Rosenblum Toronto, Ont.

Black Bay Uranium changed its name to New Black Bay Minerals in 1974, then changed its name to Thomson Oilfield Services in 1975. According to the Alberta corporate registry, Thomson Oilfield Services amalgamated and continued as Atco Drilling Ltd. on April 1, 1980. This company was continued as Atco Ltd. in March of 1984 under the Business Corporations Act of Alberta. Shares of Atco Ltd. were listed for trading on the Alberta Stock Exchange on Sept 24, 1984.

To redeem your shares of Black Bay Uranium and obtain a list of share exchange ratios write to Mrs. M. Jones at Atco Ltd. in Calgary, or call (403) 292-7500. Using a rate of 33 per 200 shares of Black Bay Uranium held, your 13,000 shares would be worth about $21.45.

The Ontario charter for Allied Pitch-Ore Mines was cancelled on May 24, 1972. You might want to contact your local tax office to see if you can claim the cost of this stock as a capital gains deduction.