Noranda increases stake in Falconbridge to 25%
It may be that Noranda Inc. (TSE) was simply trying to consolidate its status as Falconbridge Ltd.’s (TSE) largest shareholder when it bought 3.5 million of the nickel miner’s common shares recently f…
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New CANDU 3 reactor holds key to the nuclear industry’s future
The nuclear energy industry may be down in the dumps but in Canada the industry is looking forward to a resurgent market in the mid-1990s. In particular, Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. (AECL) has design…
Tri-Valley awards Alaska contract
A Montana- based company has been awarded a contract to mine and process gold ore from one square mile of Tri- Valley Corp.’s Richardson lode project near Fairbanks, Alaska. Tri- Valley trades over th…
U.S. gold production remains healthy
Declining gold prices have not hurt American production of the precious metal, according to a study by the Metals Economic Group in Halifax, N.S. In 1989, U.S. gold production will climb by more than …
Athena results from Talapoosa
Athena Gold Corp. (VSE) says that significant results were achieved in the final phase of drilling at its Talapoosa gold property in Nevada. Drilling in the Bear Creek zone returned 285 ft of 0.081 oz…
Survey hits strong anomaly in unexplored area of Gaspe
A geochemical study conducted by the Geological Survey of Canada has come up with some interesting base metal anomalies in a relatively unexplored area south of Rimouski, Que. The GSC says it receiv…
Mining Congress calls for deepsea research
The American Mining Congress (AMC) has called for the reauthorization of the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act for a further three years at an annual funding level of $1.5 million(US). The AMC to…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Midland leads rebounding market
The big news here and just about everywhere was the recent and long awaited upswing in gold prices. While most analysts have learned not to make hard and fast predictions on what gold will do over the…
Pioneer reports first-quarter loss
First-quarter financial results for Pioneer Metals Corp. (TSE) show a net loss of $330,000 or 2 cents a share compared with a loss of $46,000 for the period ended Mar 31, 1988. The company is expecti…
Toronto Stock Exchange Gold sector heated up by bullion rally
A $13 surge in the price of gold did wonders for the beleaguered gold and silver index which advanced by more than 320 pts — or about 6%. Turmoil in China and the death of Iran’s Ayatollah were two o…
COATS McNickel lower
Toronto-based McNickel Inc. slipped 20 cents lower to close at $3.30 on a volume of 21,500 shares this week. The company expects to have drills turning soon on its Lac St. Jean, Que., nickel-copper pr…
Lytton in conflict
A proposal to consolidate its shares and change its name is in conflict with the rules of The Toronto Stock Exchange, Lytton Minerals (TSE) has learned. The proposal, if accepted by shareholders, woul…