Pioneer reports first-quarter loss
First-quarter financial results for Pioneer Metals Corp. (TSE) show a net loss of $330,000 or 2 cents a share compared with a loss of $46,000 for the period ended Mar 31, 1988. The company is expecti…
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Toronto Stock Exchange Gold sector heated up by bullion rally
A $13 surge in the price of gold did wonders for the beleaguered gold and silver index which advanced by more than 320 pts — or about 6%. Turmoil in China and the death of Iran’s Ayatollah were two o…
COATS McNickel lower
Toronto-based McNickel Inc. slipped 20 cents lower to close at $3.30 on a volume of 21,500 shares this week. The company expects to have drills turning soon on its Lac St. Jean, Que., nickel-copper pr…
Lytton in conflict
A proposal to consolidate its shares and change its name is in conflict with the rules of The Toronto Stock Exchange, Lytton Minerals (TSE) has learned. The proposal, if accepted by shareholders, woul…
Coral Gold extends Robertson mine holdings
Vancouver’s Coral Gold (TSE) has added a further 3,000 acres of mineral claims to its Robertson gold mine holdings in Nevada. Coral now holds 11,000 acres at Robertson, an open pit, heap leach gold mi…
Placer drills Oneida bet
Placer Dome Inc. (TSE) has assumed management of the Mexican Hat project in Arizona from Oneida Resources (VSE). Placer has an option on the property giving it the right to earn a 60% interest by maki…
Thompson, Quebec Cobalt to form single company
Shareholders of Consolidated Thompson-Lundmark Gold Mines (TSE) and Quebec Cobalt and Exploration (ME) recently approved an amalgamation of the two companies. The two juniors are related in that they …
Midas acquisition provides cash flow
Midas Minerals (TSE) has acquired what few junior mining companies have — cash flow. The company, via a subsidiary company McKendry Quarries Ltd., has purchased the business and assets of limestone p…
Prospectors welcome court ruling
A Supreme Court of Ontario ruling on claims staking is being interpreted as favorable news for prospectors. Two claims in northwestern Ontario staked by Ray Ramsay in 1986 were cancelled a year later …
Skyline Gold goes it alone with $2 million program
Financially embattled Skyline Gold Corp. (TSE), which owns and operates the Johnny Mountain gold mine in the Iskut River region of British Columbia, has terminated discussions aimed at finding a purch…
EMR announces grants
The federal Ministry of Energy, Mines and Resources has announced $1.39-million worth of research grants for 1989-90 to 38 universities and provincial institutes. Mining and minerals research will rec…
Metall to buy seven mines from West German parent
Toronto-based Metall Mining (TSE), which recently acquired a large copper mine, smelter and refinery in Michigan for $83 million, is planning to add interests in an additional seven mines this year to…