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Placer Dome US may enter joint venture with Athena

A letter of agreement between Athena Gold (VSE) and Placer Dome U.S., a wholly owned subsidiary of Placer Dome (TSE), could result ultimately in a joint venture between the two companies. The formatio…


Muscocho closing Montauban gold mine

Gold-mining operations at the small Montauban project of Muscocho Explorations (TSE) near Quebec City, Que., will be closed down early next year. Muscocho says it is terminating operations at the mine…


Windy Craggy copper bet continues to show promise

Geddes Resources’ (TSE) Windy Craggy copper project in northern British Columbia continues to reveal its potential as contractors drive a crosscut into the North zone. The crosscut is being driven thr…


PRODUCER PRICES (December 04, 1989)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US75.50 cents -77.00 cents per lb. (Nov 21, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US85 cents -90 cents per lb. (Nov 9, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.55-$4.65(US) per lb. (Nov…



Pioneer fighting threat of mine foreclosure

The once amicable corporate relationship between Pioneer Metals (TSE) and its largest single shareholder Pegasus Gold (TSE) has deteriorated into a legal wrangle over Pioneer’s U.S. mineral assets. St…



Gold price prompts gold loan paybacks

The rising price of gold has producers of the precious metal moving to pay off their gold loans, the effect of which may be to lend further strength to the metal’s price. One such producer is Giant Ye…


Echo Bay Mines earnings lower

Third-quarter earnings were lower for Echo Bay Mines (TSE) despite increased gold and silver production from the company’s expanding mining operations in Nevada. The company had net earnings of $9.6 m…


Breakwater defers production decision on Estrades

A mining feasibility study has been completed by Wright Engineers on the Estrades gold-silver-zinc-copper deposit in northwestern Quebec. Project operator Breakwater Resources (TSE) has also deferred …



Sherritt Gordon adopting shareholders rights plan

Toronto-based Sherritt Gordon (TSE) has adopted a poison pill or shareholder rights plan to prevent itself from becoming the victim of a creeping takeover bid. While the company said it isn’t aware of…


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