1993

Responding to an inquiry into the Vancouver Stock Exchange by the British Columbia government, the B.C. Securities Commission has proposed amendments to the Securities Act. The amendments include the …

Alberta-listed Tusk Resources has optioned its nickel-platinum prospect, in the Ungava region of northern Quebec, to Thunderwood Resources (TSE) and First Canadian Gold (CDN). Tusk will receive a cash…

Greenstar Resources (GNS:VSE) has changed its name to Greenstar Telecommunication. There is no consolidation of capital. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.

BGR Central Net Value $14.09 $6.42 Price $13.50 $7.125 Discount 4.2% 11.0% Value $70,934,000 $128,957,513…

The metal and mineral sub-index of The Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index declined in May for the fourth consecutive month. The index is almost at the depressed level of the mid-1980s. Econom…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $395.70 – $1.55 Silver* $ 5.10 – $0.07 Platinum* $407.35 – $1.40 Nickel** $ 2.31 – $0.03 Lead** $ 0.17 $0.00 Copper $ 0.86 – $0.02 Zinc $ 0.43 + $0.01 Courtesy of Scotia…

A joint venture formed by a unit of Cyprus Minerals (NYSE) and five Russian partners has won a bid to develop a gold mine in the Madagan region of far-eastern Russia. The advanced Kubaka mine project …

There seems to be a cyclical element in the Western world’s gold production. It took 15 years, from 1951 to 1966, for annual production to rise by 75% to 1,285 tonnes (reflecting the development of th…

The biggest one-day plunge on the Toronto Stock Exchange since 1990 was felt throughout the market sectors, but the overheated gold stocks were hit the hardest. Following a 20% run-up in the market du…

Privately owned Canyon Mineral has granted Northfield Minerals (ASE) an option to explore and develop the Chuckwalla gold claims, 25 miles west of Blythe in Riverside Cty., Calif. In return, Canyon re…

A letter of intent gives Kookaburra Gold (VSE) the right to earn a 60% interest in the San Jose copper prospect in the Atacama desert region of southern Peru. Kookaburra can earn the interest from Pan…

Robert Cook appointed director. N5…