Halifax-based Scotia Prime Minerals (ASE) has optioned a base metals property near Five Islands, N.S., to the Canadian unit of U.S.-based giant Phelps Dodge Corp. — the fourth in a series of agreemen…
The Nerco Con mine at Yellowknife, N.W.T., could change hands if Nerco (NSYE) finds a buyer for its minerals division. The diversified resource company recently announced it had retained J.P. Morgan, …
The Casa Berardi Est gold mine in northwestern Quebec is expected to be back in operation by mid-July, TVX Gold (TSE) President Martin Robinson said at the company’s annual meeting in Toronto. Operati…
Suppose for example the provincial government decided it wished to have a good selection of Emily Carr paintings in its provincial gallery and it passed legislation which permitted a committee appoint…
One of the biggest staking rushes in North American history gathered momentum recently as crews representing junior and senior mining companies from across the continent flew in to claim more ground i…
By agreement of all parties, the date by which Homestake Mining (NYSE) is to make a share exchange offer to shareholders of International Corona (TSE) was recently extended to June 15, 1992. The exten…
Despite a 29% increase in gold production and the lowest cash production costs since 1987, Placer Dome’s (TSE) net earnings fell to US$11 million for the first three months of this year from US$15 mil…
Idaho-based Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) posted net earnings of US$494,000 for its 1992 first quarter, an improvement over the US$2.24-million loss reported for the comparable 1991 period. A total of 1….
Encouraging results have been returned from drilling of the Rickard Twp. property about 40 miles east of the Kidd Creek mine at Timmins, Ont., Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) says. The four holes retur…
Globe-trotting Cominco Resources International (TSE) recently optioned a Chilean copper property where previous work has already identified several million tonnes grading about 1% copper as well as nu…
While gold may have lost some of its traditional lustre, the prospects of discovering economic diamond deposits is luring investors back to western markets. The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite inde…
Montreal-based Stratmin (ME) says 75% owned Stratmin Graphite has completed the restructuring of $18 million in long-term debt owed to the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. Under the restructuring, …
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