Noranda to reopen Gaspe copper mine
The big Gaspe copper mine of Noranda Inc. at Murdochville, Que., which was closed following a disastrous fire April 1, 1987, in which 56 underground miners miraculously escaped, is to be reopened. The…
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Score for Alotta Nickel copper find drawing interest
After 35,000 ft of exploratory drilling and an expenditure of close to $1.5 million (via flow-through financing) in the search for copper-nickel deposits in the Lac Simard area of northwestern Quebec,…
City announces price of purchase warrants
Vancouver-based City Resources (VSE) said recently that a previously announced modification of the exercise price of the company’s common share purchase warrants became effective April 19. The exercis…
Cambior projecting output of 200,000 oz gold in ’88
Quebec-based Cambior Inc. (TSE), which produced about 142,000 oz gold during 1987, is projecting an output of 200,000 oz for this year and 1989, and more than 250,000 oz for 1990. Cambior, with a 50% …
St. Genevieve Res. suspends offer for Louvem shares (May 02, 1988)
A bid to buy up to 4.8 million shares of Louvem Mines (TSE) at $1.50 per share has been suspended indefinitely by St. Genevieve Resources (ME). St. Genevieve, which owns about 56.5% of the common shar…
Water tas may scuttle Trail smelter expansion
At least a 25% increase in refined zinc production is being considered by Cominco Ltd. (TSE) at its Trail smelter operations, Robert E Hallbauer, president, told reporters after the annual meeting. Bu…
Queenstake grants option on Mar bet
A diamond drilling and surface sampling program will be carried out this summer on Queenstake Resources’ Mar gold property following an option agreement with Can Pro Development. Can Pro, a private B….
Teck earnings up (May 02, 1988)
For the quarter ended March 31, Teck Corp. (TSE) reported net earnings of $14.5 million or 18 cents per share compared to $6.7 million or 6 cents a year earlier. Six-month earnings ending the same d…
CROSS-CUTS Going it alone in the Yukon
Do you have the driving ambition to start your own little gold mine but lack the wherewithal to pull it off? There is help for you in the form of a paper entitled A Study into the Feasibility of Small…
Minnova awards feasibility study
The feasibility study for Minnova Inc.’s (TSE) Samatosum project, which includes joint venture partner Rea Gold Corp. (VSE), has been awarded to Kilborn Engineering of Vancouver. The study will determ…
Cash-rich Lornex Mining looking to new opportunities
When a mining company turns into a holding company what’s to be done but pay dividends and wait for the cash flow to keep coming? That’s exactly what Lornex Mining (TSE), the 45% partner in Highland V…
Tax dispute solvable: Falconbridge
A first-quarter 1988 profit of “only” $35.2 million, or 45 cents a share, could have been as much as $8 million more had it not been for the company’s troubles in the Dominican Republic, William James…