Montreal Exchange (September 02, 1991)
Precious metal prices remain in a slump, a condition reflected in the mining and minerals index, which closed down by almost 14 points for the week ended Aug. 27. The general market portfolio index ha…
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TSE Short Positions (September 02, 1991)
Semi-monthly reports as of August 15, showed 22,502,355 shares of 583 issues compared with 21,418,054 shares of 579 issues on July 31. Larger individual positions included: Amer. Barrick 247,462, down…
GOLD FUNDS (September 02, 1991)
BGR Central Net Value $8.77 $4.98 Price $7.75 $4.650 Discount 11.63% 6.6% Value $52,198,332 $78,232,995…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 02, 1991)
Aug 27 Aug 26 Aug 23 Aug 22 Aug 21 High Low Composite “300” 3517.74 3532.00 3532.06 3517.15 3512.03 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals3111.10 3127.48 3121.18 3042.39 3037.50 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated …
U.S. REPORT (September 02, 1991)
Ongoing delineation drilling and engineering by USMX (NASDAQ) is reported to have nearly doubled minable gold reserves at the Yankee project, 65 miles northwest of Ely, Nev. With proven minable reserv…
BOOKS IN REVIEW (September 02, 1991)
Rocks and Minerals for the Collector: Sudbury to Winnipeg, by Ann Sabina. Published by Geological Survey of Canada. 601 Booth St. Ottawa K1A 0E8. This handy guide depicts the occurrences of minerals, …
Four projects account for half of Yukon exploration spending
About $14 million is being spent on mineral exploration in the Yukon this season, according to a mid-season forecast by the Yukon Chamber of Mines. “It’s another very quiet year,” said Rob McIntyre, t…
Jarvis plans marble mine
The mining of a 23-claim marble property 20 miles north of Sudbury, Ont., has been announced by Jarvis Resources (VSE) of Lively, Ont. The company said drilling, stripping and block removal have delin…
PEOPLE (September 02, 1991)
James Watt appointed president.
Correction (September 02, 1991)
The participation of Westfield Minerals and Whim Creek Consolidated in the WX syndicate (T.N.M., Aug. 26/91) was incorrectly reported by NovaGold Resources (TSE) in a press release. NovaGold has an op…
Beaufield, Aur set to drill
Drilling on the Mainstreet project in Louvicourt Twp. in northwestern Quebec will commence Sept. 3, property owner Beaufield Resources (TSE) announced. Project operator is Aur Resources (TSE), which h…
Grant money to aid research
Almost half of the $2 million in research grants awarded for 1991-92 under the Research Agreements Program of Energy, Mines and Resources Canada (EMR) is earmarked for projects related to mining and m…