Six rigs on site at Eskay Creek
Operator Calpine Resources (VSE) has six diamond drill rigs continuing to test the 21 zone discovery at Eskay Creek with both stepout and infill drilling. The company and equal partner Stikine Resourc…
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Cooler base metal climate reflected in Inco results
The boom in base metal prices which appears to have fizzled out for the time being was reflected in the annual earnings reported recently by Toronto-based Inco (TSE). Inco’s earnings for the year ende…
Kokanee testing Sullivan-type exploration target
Speculation on the significance of recent drilling at the Vine property near Cranbrook, B.C., has dramatically boosted the share price of Kokanee Explorations (VSE). The junior company reported that d…
Obituary Art Hastie
Art Hastie, long-time prospector and stockbroker, died on Jan. 24. He was 85. Hastie was co-founder of O’Leary Malartic and D’Aragon Mines and co-staker of Chiboug Copper, McWatters and Elder Mines. H…
Cominco clarifies Sullivan mine shutdown
Serious operating losses brought about by high production costs and falling zinc prices were cited by Cominco (TSE) as the reason for its decision to suspend mining operations at the aging Sullivan mi…
Teeshin high grade
The first results from drilling completed last month at Teeshin Resources (VSE) Dome Mountain gold property returned an 8.5-ft. intersection grading one ounce gold per ton and 2.64 oz. silver. The sam…
Strike at Doyon
The 380 hourly workers at the Doyon gold mine in northwestern Quebec recently went on strike. Joint owners of the mine are LAC Minerals (TSE) and Cambior (TSE). The mine, a former open pit operation w…
COATS (over-the-counter) Black Gregor active (February 12, 1990)
Shares of Black Gregor Explorations have been trading actively at around the 59 cents level recently as the company’s gold prospect 10 miles north of Marathon, Ont., has caught the eye of some senior …
Breakwater to acquire American Pacific
Management of Breakwater Resources (TSE) and American Pacific Mining (TSE) have agreed in principle to a plan that will see Breakwater acquire all the issued and outstanding shares of American Pacific…
Spot prices at a glance (February 12, 1990)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold*$419.90+$ 2.35 Silver*$ 5.30+$ 0.09 Platinum*$509.80–$ 0.55 Nickel**$ 2.78+$ 0.06 Lead**$ 0.33+$ 0.01 Copper$ 1.02+$ 0.02 Zinc$ 0.60+$ 0.02 Courtesy of Scotiabank. Infor…
Gold funds as of Feb. 6
MVP BGR Central Capital Net value$12.48 $6.41 $0.44 Price$11.625 $6.75 $0.37 Discount 6.85% 5.3% 19% Value$74,332,312 $107,879,217 N/A…
Toronto Stock Exchange Gold equities weaken despite strong bullion
Investors sold off gold shares today, Feb. 7, forcing the index below the 8,000-point level to 7,943.92 points, off 73.73 points on the day. The bout of profit-taking came about despite another jump i…