Metal Prices FREE MARKET (February 22, 1988)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date Feb. 16 Feb. 15 Feb. 12 Feb. 11 Feb. 10 Copper 1440-1443 1429-1432 1390-1395 1384-1385 1350-1355 Lea…
1988
Jerome, Muscocho earmark $8 million for Jerome mine
Joint venture partners Jerome Gold Mines and Muscocho Explorations are making a big push this year to find out if the old Jerome gold mine in northeastern Ontario’s Swayze area can be revived. The for…
COATS Trading Features (February 22, 1988)
Volumes were lacklustre on coats this week, as most issues traded less than 25,000 shares. Black Cliff Mines was firm at 65 cents . The company and partner Essor Ex ploration have completed surface fa…
Seminars at McGill on mining subjects
McGill University’s department of mining and metallurgical engineering will run three professional development seminars in April and May this year, the first of which will be held April 18-29, and wil…
Beauchamps gets option
An option has been acquired by Beauchamps Exploration from Falconbridge Ltd. on a property located in Bourlamaque Twp. near Val d’Or, Que. Known as the Callahan property, the claims cover an 800-ft-wi…
Catear’s Goldwedge property slated for production late ’88
Calgary-based Catear Resources is aiming for full production late in 1988 at its Gold- wedge property, 35 miles northeast of Stewart, B.C. Work has started on a 120-ton mill. Building construction is …
H.W.I. arranges funding for Columbian gold mine
Alberta-listed H.W.I. Industries says it has entered an agreement with Ironwood Investments International of Vancouver to arrange a $700,000 bridge loan for work on a South American placer mine. Accor…
Toronto Stock Exchange Firming dollar and confidence bolster
Spurred by improved U.S. trade deficit figures and a growing belief that the U.S. dollar has bottomed out, a degree of confidence crept back into the markets this week — albeit on miniscule volume. T…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Blue chips draw away from pennies
Although volume in Vancouver is still quite respectable, trading ranges for stocks have been fairly narrow, with a few exceptions. Not surprisingly, last year’s market crash has made it difficult for …
Cons. Boundary plans more work on B.C. bet
The second stage of an underground exploration program will be carried out this season on Consolidated Boundary and Grand Forks Mines’ Golden Crown property east of Greenwood in southern British Colum…
St Andrew’s mill work awaits debt financing
St Andrew Goldfields is ready to start driving piles to support mill buildings and a surface crusher at its Stock Twp., gold property east of here. All that remains now is a favorable end to current d…
Gibraltar reports profits for first time since 1980
1987 was a profitable year for Gibraltar Mines, its first since metal prices fell in 1980. Earnings rose to $4,251,000 or 35 cents per share on revenues of $73,929,000. This compares with a loss of $…