COATS (over-the-counter) McNickel leads
Leading the week’s trading was McNickel Inc. with more than 200,000 shares changing hands. McNickel traded as high as $3.00 before closing at $2.65, off 25 cents from the week before. Three drills ar…
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Corona, Prime swapping shares
Toronto-based Corona Corp. (TSE) and Murray Pezim’s west- coast Prime Resources (VSE) have agreed to swap shares. Prime will sell Corona 10 million Prime shares in exchange for two million A shares of…
PRODUCER PRICES Metal Prices (August 28, 1989)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US81.00 cents – 82.00 cents per lb. (Aug 17, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US90 cents -95 cents per lb. (Aug 10, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.95-$5.10(US) per lb. (A…
Minago nickel project encourages Black Hawk
After acquiring 100% control of the Minago nickel deposit in northern Manitoba, Black Hawk Mining (TSE) is moving aggressively to develop the property. The Minago deposit, situated 140 miles south of …
U.S. gold output in 1989 to rise to 7.4 million oz
Primary, non-placer gold production in the United States in 1989 will total an estimated 7.4 million oz, up 1.7 million oz from 1988, research company Metals Economics Group of Halifax, N.S., reports….
FINANCING (August 28, 1989)
ONTARIO Canamax Res — final rec iss offer 850,000 @ $1.50 per sh to net $1,275,000 Firesand Res — final rec iss offer 2,400,000 @ 40 cents per sh to net $600,000 VANCOUVER Ravenroc — 1,500,000 off…
Galactic turns tide on losses
With the Ridgeway mine in South Carolina continuing to exceed expectations, Galactic Resources (TSE) is reporting record gold production and record income from operation for its 1989 first half. Gold …
Mishibishu trio set to amalgamate
Three Vancouver companies with equal interests in a recent gold discovery west of Mishibishu Lake, Ont., are planning to amalgamate. The companies — Caribbean Resources (VSE), Exmar Resources (VSE), …
Noranda details pursuit of Kidd Creek
Purchase of an interest in the Kidd Creek operation of Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) was pursued by Noranda Inc. (TSE) between December, 1988, and April of this year. Details of the dealings are contained i…
Laclustre golds take shine off mining sector
Following several weeks of busy trading in a number of blue chip mining issues on the Toronto Stock Exchange, gold shares drifted lower along with lacklustre bullion prices this week. Solid strength i…
LAC in solid shape despite loss of Williams mine
Most mining companies would have been crippled by the loss of a gold property the size of the Williams mine at Hemlo in northern Ontario. In the case of LAC Minerals (TSE), the company appears to have…
Editorial Unuk river might cure the ailing VSE
It’s a drill hole that rivals some of the big ones from Nevada’s Carlin area: 682 ft averaging 0.875 oz gold and 0.97 oz silver per ton plus 1.12% lead and 2.26% zinc. Of course that’s just one hole…