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Earnings reached a record level for Galactic Resources (TSE) in the 1990 first quarter, totalling US$7.51 million compared with US$1.82 million in the previous year’s first quarter. The jump in earnin…

Freewest Resources was the most active trader on the Montreal Exchange during the week ended May 29 with 527,700 shares changing hands. Noranda, its partner on the Harker-Holloway gold project in nort…

A new gold-bearing structure has been identified on the Harker- Holloway gold property, 40 miles east of Matheson, Ont. Noranda (TSE) discovered the new structure while infill drilling on the main Lig…

Now that a lengthy legal property ownership dispute has been resolved to the benefit of Freegold Recovery (VSE), an exploratory drill program has started on the company’s Slumbering Hill property near…

Shares of base metal explorer Bonanza Metals moved up 10 cents to 55 cents on thin volume of 8,000 shares during the report period ended May 29. The company has been focusing most of its recent effort…

Ticker Tape Res — 600,000 sold for gross $342,000. Suntac Minerals — 1,800,000 sold for gross $756,000. Gratiam Res — opt exerc on 137,500 @ 40 cents per sh. First Star — 400,000 offered @ 50 cent…

Although it was overshadowed by some verbal sparring at Northgate Exploration’s (TSE) recent annual meeting in Toronto, the first gold pour was expected to occur last week at the Colomac gold mine, no…

A recently completed exploration program on the Porcher Island gold property held by Cathedral Gold (TSE) appears to have prompted the company to look for a partner. .TLast year’s program was designed…

Noranda has discovered a new gold-bearing structure on the Holloway gold property near Matheson, Ont. Infill drilling on the claims it shares with Freewest, Noranda intersected grades of up to 0.42 oz…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) June 118.00 114.50 115.00 — 4.50 July 115.80 112.30 112.50 — 3.65 Aug — — 109.30 — — SILVER (in US cents pe…

For US$4 million, Copper Range Mining has purchased a 6,000-ton- per-day mill section from Round Mountain Gold. Copper Range is a unit of Metall Mining (TSE), while Round Mountain is a subsidiary of E…

The partners involved in the Douay Twp. gold discovery near Casa Berardi, Que., are preparing to launch a new drilling program to look for an extension of a mineralized zone that yielded 59.3 ft. of g…