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GOLD FUNDS (March 23, 1998)
Gold Funds as of March 12, 1998BGRCentralNet Value$15.36$6.18Price$11.95$…
PEOPLE — ORCANA RES.
John Tait appointed chairman. John Hedges, Henry Sandri and Paul Ankcorn appointed directors.
Newmont hurt by gold price
Proven and probable reserves for Newmont Gold (NGC-N) at the end of 1997 stood at 52.7 million oz. gold, down 5% from the previous year.The apparent decline is a function of the gold price used to cal…
Minorca buys Canarc shares
Minorca Resources (mar-t) has purchased a $1-million private placement in Canarc Resource (CCM-T), consisting of just over 1.3 million shares at 75cents each.Minorca has also acquired 800,000 addition…
Noranda options Caber
The exploration arm of Noranda (NOR-T) has signed a deal with Southern Africa Minerals (SAF-T) to earn a 55% interest in the Caber base metal property, situated near Matagami, Que.For its interest, No…
Wheaton River advances Bellavista
Wheaton River Minerals (WRM-T) has received encouraging results from column-leach tests on two composite samples taken from its Bellavista gold deposit in Costa Rica.The Toronto-based company, which o…
Falco shutting Kidd copper smelter for two weeks
Falconbridge (FL-T) will close its Kidd Creek smelter for two weeks at the end of March as a result of lower copper production and prices.Production at the Kidd Creek operation, which consists of thre…
Kemess costs plague Royal Oak — Company may restructure debt or issue shares to finance mine
A sizable cost overrun at the Kemess gold-copper project in north-central British Columbia has pulled Royal Oak Mines (RYO-T) into troubled financial waters.The company recently announced that its cap…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (March 23, 1998)
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Geomaque keeps up profitability
Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) held its position as a profitable junior gold producer in 1997, posting earnings of $1.6 million (or 4cents per share).This figure includes a one-time charge of US$698,00…
Menora outlines Peruvian deposit
Results from a reconnaissance field program suggest that the Julcan I property in north-central Peru has potential for hosting an economic gold depost, Menora Resources (MEN-M) reports.Situated 112 km…