Quintette looking to reorganize
To gain time to reorganize, Quintette Coal has obtained a court restraining order keeping third parties from taking action against the company for a period of six months. President Paul Kostuik noted …
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Impending wage increases put more pressure on South African gold
Wage increases for South Africa’s black miners, due to take effect on the first of July, will result in even higher production costs for gold mines already among the world’s most expensive. The Nation…
FUTURES PRICES (June 25, 1990)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) June 115.60 114.40 114.60 + 2.10 July 115.30 112.80 113.00 + 2.40 Aug 112.00 112.00 111.60 + 2.00 SILVER (in US c…
Shareholders seek to oust management of Seven Mile High
A shareholders’ committee representing over 50% of the issued shares of Seven Mile High Group (VSE) recently launched a public campaign to remove most of the company’s management team. Seven Mile is a…
PEOPLE SILVERSIDE RESOURCES
Babu Gajaria elected president succeeding A.L. Hellans who resigned; K. Sethuraman, vice-president succeeding M. Graham who resigned. Bernie Kahlert appointed a director.
Craibbe plans drilling near Campbell mine
Toronto-based Craibbe-Fletcher Gold Mines (COATS), a subsidiary of Placer Dome (TSE), is planning an underground exploration program on its property adjacent to Placer’s Campbell mine near Red Lake, O…
Canchrome uncovers chromite values
Recently completing drilling programs on two chromite properties in Quebec’s Eastern Twps. was Canchrome Mines. On the Reed Belanger property, 22 holes representing 6,425 metres were drilled. The comp…
GOLD FUNDS (June 25, 1990)
MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $10.25 $5.51 $0.34 Price $9.375 $5.500 $0.22 Discount %8.54% %0.2% 35.3% Value $61,003,613 $92,533,650 N/A…
Hefty exploratin spending predicted for Stikine Arch (June 18, 1990)
L.O.M. Western Securities predicts that more than $100 million will be spent this year in the Stikine Arch, a remote region in northwestern British Columbia’s rugged Coast Mountains. Prime Exploration…
Gibraltar survived downturns to profit when copper is up
British Columbia’s Cariboo region is a land of old mountains, weathered down to undulating hills. Near the top of one of them is the Gibraltar mine, as steady a copper producer as the famous rock that…
Pre-feasibility under way at Athabaska Gold project
Drilling at the Nicholas Lake gold project held by Athabaska Gold Resources (TSE) and Chevron Minerals has been placed on hold while the partners complete an initial feasibility study. Situated 60 mil…
Increasing costs foreseen for environmental controls (June 18, 1990)
Shoal Lake, a source of drinking water for Winnipeg, Man., is the location for Consolidated Professor Mines’ (TSE) Duport gold project. Trying to convince Winnipeg residents that mine effluent won’t c…