Sale of Mascot brings profit to Royex Gold
An extraordinary gain resulting from the sale of Mascot Gold Mines to Lacana Mining, enabled Royex Gold Mining to realize net income of $47 million for the year ended Sept 30, 1987. This compares to a…
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Energex awaits feasibility on Toodoggone gold property
A decision to go ahead with production at Energex Resources’ Al property in the Toodoggone area of north- central British Columbia will depend on results of a feasibility study to be completed mid-Feb…
Lencourt options Glencairn prospect
A memorandum of agreement has been signed by two Toronto- based companies, Lencourt Ltd. and Glencairn Explorations, whereby Lencourt may earn a 51% interest in the latter’s Goodfish gold property at …
News in Brief (January 25, 1988)
Emerald Lake Resources and Highland-Crow Resources have amalgamated into Noramco Mining Corp. each on a share-for-share basis.
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (January 25, 1988)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Jan 126.30 124.50 124.75 — 2.55 Mar 113.30 110.90 …
Steep Rock agreement
An agreement has been concluded between Steep Rock Resources and the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources which will see Steep Rock surrender all its former mining properties at Atikokan, Ont., to th…
Mintek, Bishop to merge
Victor Jones, president of Mintek Resources and Corby Stanley, president of Bishop Resources Development have announced approval by their respective boards of directors to amalgamate, subject to share…
ME trading in ’87 at record levels
Trading activity in the Montreal Exchange’s equity and options markets in 1987 was at record levels, the stock exchange reports. The general market portfolio index rose 3.7% compared with 1986 on a vo…
Cominco’s Red Dog to employ up to 350
When Cominco’s Red Dog mine reaches full production in the early 1990s it will provide jobs for about 300 to 350 people, according to Orbit, Cominco’s in-house publication. Although initial production…
EDITORIAL Volunteering for taxes
If the example of mining companies in Nevada catches on, it could give the industry a bad name. Miners could become known as a soft touch, if not a little soft in the head. Mining has been booming i…
Gunnar gold joins Maritimes gold hunt
Gunnar Gold has announced that it will join the hunt for gold in the Maritimes with a $2-million diamond drilling program on the Fifteen Mile Stream property in Nova Scotia. The 4-drill, 30,000-ft exp…
Pezim ties up Grew Creek ground in the Yukon
Virtually all the ground on trend with the Grew Creek discovery of Noranda Exploration and Golden Nevada Resources has been tied up by Pezim Group companies including his fledgling merchant bank, Prim…