Major company may acquire Uranium Resources
A non-binding letter of intent is setting the stage for an undisclosed major public company to acquire all the outstanding shares of Uranium Resources (TSE). The proposed transaction was announced by …
1989
Addwest option
An option to acquire Addwest Gold has been assigned by Magma Copper (Amex) to Canyon Resources (NASDAQ). The option involves a purchase price of $33 million(US) plus certain contingent payments. Addwe…
Metal Prices (October 23, 1989)
FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Oct 10 Oct 9 Oct 6 Oct 5 Oct 4 Copper 1835-183…
Tentative pact at Highland Valley
A tentative settlement has been reached in the 3-month strike at the Highland Valley copper mine near Kamloops, B.C. The mine, which produces about 2.5% of the non-Communist world’s copper output, has…
Pioneer struggling to avoid cash crunch
The recent shutdown of the Puffy Lake gold mine in Manitoba and the slow start-up of the 40%-owned Premier Gold mine near Stewart, B.C., have strained the financial resources of Pioneer Metals (TSE). …
Letters to the Editor New York researcher seeks information
I am writing to ask your assistance in contacting any miners, mining engineers or other similar persons who may have an interest in New York State mining. I am currently gathering information on the s…
Market plunge a non event on Alberta Stock Exchange
If he hadn’t read about it in the newspaper Alberta Stock Exchange President Tom Cumming said he wouldn’t have been aware of the Oct 13 market plunge. While the Dow Jones industrial average dropped 19…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (October 23, 1989)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US80.50 cents – 81.50 cents per lb. (Oct 12, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US94 cents -98 cents per lb. (Sept 14, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.80-$4.90(US) per lb. (…
Orex plans to mine Goldboro to prove its economic viability
Quebec-based Exploration Orex (ME) is about to develop a large sub-level retreat longhole stope in the upper reaches of the Goldboro deposit, The Northern Miner learned on a recent visit to the proper…
Mazarin funding
Two government grants totalling $500,000 have been received by Societe d’Exploration Miniere Mazarin (ME), which is developing a graphite property near Fermont, Que., near the Labrador border. The Que…
Piedmont offering raises $2.8 m(US)
Piedmont Mining of North Carolina says it has raised $2.8 million (US) for exploration purposes from a recently completed rights offering. Under the offering, 1.45 million shares were purchased by Pie…
FINANCING (October 23, 1989)
ONTARIO Whisper Lake Res — final rec iss offer 2,250,000 @ 40 cents per sh to net $556,312.50 CopperQuest — final rec iss offer 1,500,000 @ 21 cents per sh to net $300,000 VANCOUVER Black Rock Ne…