PRODUCER PRICES (December 28, 1987)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market 81.50 cents -83.50 cents per lb. (Dec 10, 1987). ANTIMONY: New York dealer $1.12-$1.16 per lb. (Dec 10, 1987). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.70-$4.80 per lb. (Nov 19, 1987). CAD…
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Bresea gold discovery
A prospecting program has discovered two gold mineralized zones in Labrador, Bresea Resources says. Reassaying of old drill core drilled by Hollinger Mines in the 1960s, returned assays of 0.19 oz gol…
Alaska Apollo plans 200 ton/day gold mine
An independent report on Alaska Apollo Gold Mines’ Shumagin gold property on Unga Island, Alaska, estimates the cost of bringing the 200-ton-per-day mine on-stream to be much higher than the company a…
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (December 28, 1987)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Dec 131.95 125.00 127.00 + 6.40 Jan 123.50 123.50 123.50 + 7.90 Mar …
Louvem, partners completing drilling at Courvan bet
Encouraged by a drilling campaign just concluding on the Courvan gold property near Val d’Or, Que., are partners Louvem Mines (52%), Courvan Mining (45%) and Aabarock Mining Resources (3%). The curren…
Hope Brook has profit
Hope Brook Gold realized earnings of $149,000 or 1 cents per share for the 3-month period ended Oct 31. Although gold production from the company’s Hope Brook gold mine in Newfoundland began in August…
St. Genevieve funding (December 21, 1987)
Montreal-based St. Genevieve Resources has entered into an exploration financing agreement with Excan Mining Management Ltd. whereby Excan will provide a minimum of $575,000 and a maximum of $3 millio…
Flagship claim option
A joint venture deal has been signed between Flagship Resources and Harroway Resources, a private company in Ontario. Harroway has the right to earn a 50% interest in Flagship’s 26-claim property in M…
Timmins Report ERG moving on tailings
ERG Resources has picked up a $2.475-million building permit from the city of Timmins, Ont., for the construction of the shell of its new tailings treatment mill building on the property of Giant Yell…
Vista files prospectus
Vista Mines has filed an offering prospectus with the Toronto Stock Exchange. The underwriter is Davidson Partners. The issue will raise a maximum of $750,000 for Vista’s gold mine project near the Sa…
Editorial RATS, no firm commitment
There are an estimated 11,000 hectares of mine tailings in Canada, many leaking acidic water into the environment. The industry spends millions monitoring this very serious environmental problem and t…
COATS Trading Features (December 21, 1987)
Several new issues on the coats lists appear to be bucking the current downtrend. Strike Minerals, which was underwritten at 30 cents last month, was trading on good volume at 60 cents – 70 cents tod…