ODDS’N’SODS — Northern `Diamond Queen’ (2)
Editor’s note: The author concludes his stories about Sophie May Ryan, dubbed “the North’s fabulous Diamond Queen” in a 1952 obituary in a weekly newspaper in The Pas, Man. The Diamond Queen ran the r…
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OVERSEAS QUOTES (December 27, 1993)
Bid Ask SOUTH AFRICA (US$) Anglo Amer S.A. 44.00 44.50 Cons Modderfontein 0.18 0.26 Debeers Cons 21.50 21.75 Driefontein Cons 12.25 12.50 Freestate 15.00 15.25 Kloof Gold Mining 11.00 11.25 Rustenburg…
TSE INDICES (December 27, 1993)
— Week — Dec 21 Dec 20 Dec 17 Dec 16 Dec 15 High Low Composite”300″ 4214.73 4223.64 4223.58 4216.17 4225.58 4236.79 4205.53 Metals&Minerals 3415.28 3414.16 3367.10 3409.92 3404.77 3438.89 3344.83 In…
Central Fund trades in U.S.
Shares of Central Fund of Canada have begun trading on the American Stock Exchange. A registration statement, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, covers 1.3 million A shares which …
STOCK MARKETS — Wild trading galvanizes western markets
So much for the so-called Christmas doldrums. Investors and traders don’t appear to be taking any time off prior to the Christmas break, judging from the wild action on western markets. The Vancouver …
New deal lifts Fish Lake deadline
A new property agreement effectively removes the deadline hanging over the Fish Lake copper-gold property southwest of Williams Lake, B.C. To acquire the property, Taseko Mines (VSE) will pay Cominco …
Kinross to get remaining Falco Gold interest
Having arranged to acquire the remaining portion of Falconbridge Gold (TSE) that it does not own, Kinross Gold (TSE) is well on its way to achieving its goal of becoming a medium-sized gold producer b…
Bolivar acquiring Nena concession
Bolivar Goldfields (VSE) can acquire a gold concession previously worked by local miners in the Chicanan district of Venezuela. The 2,000-hectare Nena concession is south of a gold discovery made by G…
Bitech, Noveder in option deal
Private company Noveder of Rouyn-Noranda, Que., has signed a letter of intent to acquire the Nugget Pond gold property in northern Newfoundland. Nugget Pond is owned by Toronto-based Bitech (ASE) and …
LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Manor to drill Virginia targets
Having completed geophysics and soil sampling, Manor Resources (ASE) plans to begin drilling at its Virginia gold property near Gander, Nfld. The surveys identified four zones of potential mineralizat…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Corner Bay gets Mexican copper
Junior Corner Bay Minerals (TSE) can acquire two concessions in the famed San Francisco del Oro-Santa Barbara mining district in Mexico. The area totals 369 hectares and is near Parral, in the state o…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Green Line starts production tests
Having moved ball mills onto its Costa Rican gold property, Green Line Business Stores (CDN) expects to begin production. The company is planning 60-day production test at 100 tons per day. It also pl…