ALBERTA STOCK EXCHANGE Ontex active
The final round in Ontex Resources’ court battle against TSE-listed Metalore was being fought during the report period ended Nov. 13 as lawyers from each side presented their final summaries at the tr…
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Placer Dome’s earnings benefit from sale of Canadian oil and gas
The sale of Canadian oil and gas assets gave Placer Dome (TSE) a large boost to its 1990 third-quarter and 9-month earnings. The major company received $288.5 million from the sale of its oil and gas …
GOLDFUNDS2 (November 19, 1990)
Gold funds as of Oct. 16 MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $10.01 $5.54 $0.28 Price $9.25 $5.125 $0.14 Discount 7.59% 7.5% 50.0% Value $59,611,946 $86,224,538 N/A…
Northgate writes off value of remote Colomac gold mine
Northgate Exploration’s (TSE) affiliate NorthWest Gold (AMEX) recently declared a $149.5-million writedown on the carrying value of its remote Colomac gold mine in the Northwest Territories. While the…
Aurora to drill Best Chance
A 4-hole reverse circulation drill program is planned for the Best Chance copper property by junior Aurora Gold (VSE). Aurora has the right to earn a 100% interest in the Yukon property from Hudson Ba…
Montreal Exchange Agnico reports find
News of a gold discovery near the producing Eagle/Telbel mining project of Agnico-Eagle Mines in the Joutel, Que., area helped shares of the company to jump by $1.25 to $7. The company traded 263,400 …
Siam to mine kaolin deposit in Thailand
Calgary-based Siam Trading (ASE) has signed a joint venture agreement to develop and mine a kaolin deposit situated about 150 km east of Bangkok, Thailand. The company has obtained a 10% working inter…
Corona C shares
Burns Fry has announced that it owns or has control over 459,200 convertible first preference C shares of Corona (TSE), representing about 16% of Corona’s outstanding C shares. The securities firm say…
OBITUARIES Leo MacKenzie
Leo MacKenzie, president of MacKenzie Resources, died recently. He was 58. Born in Nova Scotia, Mackenzie held a B.Sc. degree in geology from 0506,0000 St. Francis Xavier University. Companies he had …
Drilling confirms Lightning zone
The latest batch of drill results from the Lightning zone of the Holloway project owned 60/40 by Noranda (TSE) and Freewest Resources (TSE) confirm a major gold deposit with significant widths is taki…
Montreal Exchange Normetal drilling
A major drilling program is just getting under way on the Normetal property north of La Sarre, Que. Cominco has earmarked $1.4 million to explore for deep massive sulphides on the 26,000-acre property…
Aurora drill program
A 4-hole drill program is under way on Aurora Gold’s (ASE) Best Chance copper property in the Yukon Territory. The company hopes to increase minable tonnage on the property by testing a possible south…