Montreal Exchange Heavy trading in Abitibi
Volume leader on the Montreal Exchange this week was Abitibi Metals Mines. It was heavily traded with 1,444,100 shares changing hands. Abitibi closed at 22 cents for a gain of 3 cents or 16% on the …
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Queries Cornucopia Res. hasn’t changed its name
When I sold 400 shares of Cornucopia Resources recently, I was informed by my broker that this company is now Valley View Gold. While the shares of Cornucopia are listed in Vancouver and Valley View…
Hemlo puts Corona in the black
Increased gold production both from the David Bell mine and the still-disputed Williams mine at Hemlo helped put International Corona Resources well into the black for the year ended Sept 30, 1987. Th…
Denison profit boost mainly due to oil, gas
Profit of Denison Mines, before extraordinary, unusual and other nonrecurring items, climbed 45% in 1987 over the previous year, and the company credits its expanding oil and gas division for the shar…
Lencourt options Glencairn prospect
A memorandum of agreement has been signed by two Toronto- based companies, Lencourt Ltd. and Glencairn Explorations, whereby Lencourt may earn a 51% interest in the latter’s Goodfish gold property at …
Kerr Addison completes gold study
A preliminary engineering study has been completed for the Harrison Lake gold project 60 miles east of Vancouver. The report was commissioned by Kerr Addison Mines, project operator, which holds a 25%…
Newmont’s best Carlin hit
The fabled Carlin trend in Nevada, which hosts the largest gold reserves outside of South Africa, just keeps getting better. Drilling by Newmont Gold on the Post deposit has intersected 520 ft grading…
$20.8-million gold project Augmitto builds mine at Rouyn
A production decision has been made by Augmitto Explorations for the company’s 100%-owned gold property near Rouyn, Que. Located in Beauchastel Twp., the property hosts diluted reserves of 1.9 million…
Micham goes underground
An underground work program has started on the Madoc, Ont., gold property held under option by Micham Exploration. The $2.3-million program will include a 1,000-ft- long decline ramp extending to a de…
Drilling by X-Cal
X-Cal Resources (xcl:tse) has commenced a winter diamond drilling program on its Snowbird property near Fort St. James, B.C. The program will continue for approximately five weeks. Current plans call …
Nickel Plate’s third life boosts Mascot
The third era of production from the historic Nickel Plate mine at Hedley is proving profitable for Mascot Gold Mines. The new British Columbia gold producer, owned 50% by Lacana Mining, expects to pr…
Toronto Stock Exchange Lacklustre trading underlies market selloff
Resource issues were unable to buck the sell off today, which saw the tse composite decline 47.8 pts to 3,122.57 pts. Last week’s improved U.S. trade deficit news — which generated a small jump in ma…