Gibraltar mine back in operation
Striking employees of Gibraltar Mines’ (TSE) copper mine and mill near Williams Lake, B.C. accepted an offer by the company to settle a 6 – month work stoppage. Art Brown, mine manager, said the propo…
1988
News in Brief (December 05, 1988)
City Gold Corp. has changed its name to ExtraCare Corp. (EXT:ASE) on a share-for-share basis.
Cambior gets 30% of Nova-Cogesco
Cambior Inc (TSE) has made an offer to acquire between 30% to 60% of all the shares of Nova- Cogesco Resources (ME) at $1.50 per share. Cambior, which owns about 3.8% of the company, wants to increase…
Little Stu;; cents cents cents rp cents cents ertu gets gppd
Partners Westmin Resources (TSE), Tanqueray Resources (VSE) and Estaurum Mines (ASE) continue to receive encouraging results from drilling on their Little Stull gold property in Manitoba. Results from…
FINANCING (December 05, 1988)
VANCOUVER GBX Res. Corp. — gross proceeds rec $210,000. Moraga Res. Ltd. — gross proceeds rec $430,000. Simon Fraser Res. Ltd. — gross proceeds rec $175,000. Stonewall Res. Inc. — 300,000 sold for…
Tarzan to acquire Glen Auden claims
Toronto-based Glen Auden Resources (TSE) has agreed to sell 152 claims at Keith Twp., Ont., to Tarzan Gold (ASE) in return for the $94,000 which the company has already spent on previous work and acqu…
Rebound in metal prices helps commodity index
An increase in metal and forest product prices offset declines in crude oil and agricultural prices during October and helped Scotiabank’s all-commodity price index advance by 0.9% from the previous m…
Toronto Stock Exchange Golds and metals provide boost to index
A much-needed 21-pt boost helped move the composite index to a close of 3,294.68 pts. That represents a 48-pt gain during our review week. Today’s gains came on the backs of golds and metals which eac…
Galactic takes $40 million write-down for Summitville
A $40 million(US) write-down has been taken by Galactic Resources (TSE) for its Summitville mine in Colorado. And Galactic chairman, Robert Friedland, is now downplaying the operation’s importance in …
Franco-Nevada to explore Redstone copper deposit
Franco Nevada Mining (TSE) which holds a royalty interest in the huge Goldstrike gold mine in Nevada, has agreed to acquire a major slice of a large Northwest Territories copper deposit. In a bid to b…
Record quarter for Coeur D’Alene Mines
Lower production costs and increased gold output at the Rochester mine were factors which contributed to a record third quarter for Coeur D’Alene Mines. The company reported third- quarter income of $…
Spot prices at a glance (December 05, 1988)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold (per oz) $421.30 -$ 3.35 Silver (per oz) $ 6.07 -$ .04 Platinum (per oz) $602.00 -$34.00 Copper (per lb) $ 1.54 +$ .01 Lead…