Noranda may venture into magnesium
Faced with having to control capital expenses in tough economic times, Noranda (TSE) will cut its exploration spending to $112 million this year from $147 million in 1991, said President David Kerr at…
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MINER DETAILS; Making royalties look easy
Mining can be a pretty terrible business. When commodity prices are up, companies make huge capital investments to develop a mineral deposit. The metal price inevitably falls and the company must suff…
Placer announces layoffs amidst gold-market slump
The slump in the gold industry finally extended its reach to Placer Dome’s Campbell mine in northwestern Ontario during the week ended April 28 when 99 employees learned that they were losing their jo…
Westmin closing Stewart mine
Full-scale operations at the Premier Gold project near Stewart, B.C., will be closed by June 30 of this year. Operator Westmin Resources (TSE) plans to continue exploring the area, and will continue m…
TSE STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (May 04, 1992)
Composite “300” 3337.92 3326.45 3349.69 3371.47 3367.75 4009.47 3009.91 Metals&Minerals 2977.67 2976.85 2990.12 2991.22 2989.13 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated Mines 3160.78 3163.38 3176.46 3178.68 3176.07…
GOLD FUNDS (May 04, 1992)
Gold Funds as of Apr. 28 BGR Central Net Value $7.54 $4.99 Price $6.00 $4.400 Discount 20.41% 11.8% Value $44,887,000 $74,026,920…
Casa Berardi Est mine suspended
Operations at the Casa Berardi Est gold mine of TVX Gold (TSE) in northwestern Quebec were suspended recently after about 12,000 cubic metres of overburden flowed into the underground mine through a f…
NEWS IN BRIEF (May 04, 1992)
Delta Star Resources Inc. (DLS:VSE) has changed its name to Accord Financial Corp. with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
Dessir grabs headlines after salting scam reported
Western markets continued a prolonged slide during the week ended Apr. 28. The VSE composite index closed down 16.02 points at 615.20 while the resource index managed a more modest loss of 3.28 points…
GUEST COLUMN (May 04, 1992)
I can’t recall a more scary period of government mineral policy development in British Columbia than the month of March, 1992. Early in the month, the British Columbia government changed legal counsel…
Former president of Sumac fights government lawsuit
A cyanide spill at the former Union mine near Grand Forks, B.C., has left Robert Seraphim fighting charges and a suit brought against him by the province of British Columbia. Sumac Ventures operated a…
FINANCING (May 04, 1992)
Ventex Resources Corp – 1,500,000 shs offered @ 10 cents per sh.