1988

Cominco American Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cominco Ltd. (TSE), and alenco Petrochemicals have formed a partnership which will allow Alenco to participate in Cominco American’s nitrogen-based …

After spending around $5.6 million at the Vezza Twp. properties in northwestern Quebec, Dundee- Palliser (TSE) and partner North American Rare Metals (VSE) are gearing up for an underground exploratio…

Canada’s two big nickel producers attained record earnings levels in the second quarter of this year. Inco Ltd. (TSE), booming along on higher nickel prices, had record net earnings in the quarter of …

On the approach to the SNIP airstrip 65 miles north of Stewart one begins to understand the hazards of minerals exploration in British Columbia. Sitting off to one side of the airstrip are the remains…

Since 1982, I have accumulated more than 30,000 shares of Cusac Industries. At a time when Cusac wasn’t making any money, I paid from $1.25 to over $3.50 for the shares. Now that the company is maki…

Now that summer has come to northwestern British Columbia bringing with it long days and a snow-free countryside, Newhawk Gold Mines (TSE) has made surface work part of its Phase II program now under …

Things are mighty slow in Vancouver and the short-term prognosis suggests more of the same. Interest rate fears, lower gold prices, and month-end selling are all contributing to the depressed market c…

Already under way with an underground exploration program at its former-producing Surlaga gold property near Wawa, Ont., Citadel Gold Mines (TSE) reports additional results of surface exploration on t…

Kinova Minerals was trading actively this week on news that the company plans to take over Ontario Energy Marketing and Manufacturing. The latter is a private company which has the marketing rights to…

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date July 26 July 25 July 22 July 21 July 20 Lead 345-347 356-358 354-356 360-361 3…

Junior mining companies don’t often take in a $1- million immediate cash payment from a major mining company as part of an option agreement — particularly for gold properties located in the Northwest…

A surface work program to select more drill targets is under way by Goldteck Mines (VSE) on the Stairs property in the Matachewan area of northern Ontario. According to President William Bergey, expen…