INSIDER TRADES (January 23, 1989)
Aquagold — Reed Inv bought 60,000 (Nov, private) @ $1.25 to hold 125,000. Audrey — Northgate Expl bought 850,500 (Nov, Dec, private) @ $2.25-65 to hold 2,800,500. Burgess Point — Perton Dev bought …
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Editorial Losing jobs, gaining control
It’s never an easy decision to cut jobs, but in the case of the federal department of Energy, Mines and Resources’ plan to eliminate about 340 positions over the next three years, it’s the right decis…
Bridger plans gold production in Chile
By June of 1989, Bridger Resources (VSE) and its new joint venture partner expect to have completed construction of a 110-ton-per-day mill on the La Pepa gold property in Chile, to be followed by the …
Sikaman to treat tailings deposit
Exercising its options, Sikaman Gold Resources (TSE) has acquired the right to treat a tailings deposit at Snow Lake, Man. The company anticipates placing the project into production during the fourth…
Minerals symposium
Potential climatic changes, environmental issues and increasing demands for corporate information from shareholders and regulatory bodies are bound to affect how mining companies do business in the fu…
Neptune expands acreage around Colomac project
Busy Neptune Resources (TSE) is expanding its land position in the Indin Lake, N.W.T. area where it is spending $128 million to bring its Colomac gold project into production. The Toronto-based compan…
CIM dinner
If the Soviet Union and China are transformed into market based economies, the upsurge in international trade and growth in living standards could rival the expansion experienced in the West following…
Aurogin begins diamond search
Following the signing of an option agreement with Morrison Minerals (COATS) last month, Aurogin Resources (VSE) is now set to join the search for diamonds in Canada. Aurogin has an option to earn a 50…
New Falconbridge Gold ready to `take a beating’
Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) executives could have picked worse days in which to brief Toronto analysts on the potential of the company’s new gold producing subsidiary. After all, when Falconbridge and age…
Hycroft to mix ore from two Nevada mines
Ongoing negotiations have finally culminated in an agreement that will give Hycroft Resources & Development Corp. (VSE) and its U.S. subsidiaries the right to blend ore from the Lewis mine with ore fr…
Duration regains Theresa property
Following a period of uncertainty, ownership of the Theresa gold property near Longlac, Ont., has finally been regained by Duration Mines (TSE). “The return of the Theresa property ends a particularly…
Quartz denies decision
Despite several reports to the contrary published in Oregon newspapers, partners Galactic Resources Ltd. (TSE) and Quartz Mountain Gold Corp. (TSE) say a production decision has not been made for the …