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Books in Review Who owns, controls Canadian firms

Statistics Canada has released its 1987 version of Inter-Corporate Ownership. This new edition offers financial analysts, investors and corporate executives the most recent, comprehensive and authorit…



Hemlo Gold Boosts Teck Earnings

Net earnings of $20.9 million or 26c a share were reported by Teck Corporation (TSE) for the quarter ended June 30, 1988, up from $9.5 million or 11c a share in the comparable period a year earlier. R…


Queenstake’s placer mine big business in Atlin

In small communities like Atlin where placer mining is the major industry, a code of honour exists among locals that is rarely broken. Stealing from your employer is taboo and those that do are ostrac…



Letters to the Editor (August 22, 1988)

In reference to your editorial, Corporate Giving Not Just A Frill, May 1988, the Vancouver Art Gallery would like to acknowledge the generous support from three very prominent mining companies: Placer…


Queries Fort Knox’s gold mining ambitions on hold

Could you please let me know what is happening with a company called Fort Knox Minerals. The company trades on the Vancouver Stock Exchange and its interests include the Eagle Bird mine in California’…


Golden Sitka busy at Chichagof

Old mines have a habit of coming back to life and the Chichagof mine property 50 miles northwest may prove to be an example of that adage. The property is owned by Golden Sitka Resources (VSE) a Vanco…


Noranda buys 11.7% stake in Falconbridge

After being outfoxed in its bid to buy a control block of Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) shares from Placer- Dome Inc. (TSE), Noranda Inc. (TSE) has quietly gone to the open market and emerged as Falconbridg…


Books (August 22, 1988)

The Gold Hunter’s Guide to Nova Scotia by Tony Bishop. Author discusses where to find gold in Nova Scotia, how to stake a claim, prospect and pan. Finer details include mining law, equipment needed, h…


Montreal Exchange Orex gains ground

A quiet week on the Montreal Exchange saw most resource issues lose ground with junior issues suffering the most from the lack of interest in the market. An indication of the weaker interest in junior…



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