TSE SHORT POSITIONS (December 25, 1995)
Short positions outstanding at November 30, 1995Larger individual positions included: Barrick Gold 6,159,554; Agnico-Eagle 190,043; Arequipa 109,000; Bema Gold 1,250,700; Caledonia M’g 287,200; Campbe…
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Azco OKs sale of copper properties to Phelps Dodge
At a reconvened special meeting, the proposed sale of two copper deposits was finally approved by shareholders of Azco Mining (TSE).Azco now has the mandate to close a US$40-million transaction with P…
Gibraltar aims to finance Lomas Bayas
With a feasibility study on its Lomas Bayas oxide copper project in Chile now complete, Gibraltar Mines (TSE) is pushing to arrange project financing with European and North American banks.The study, …
ODDS’N’SODS — David Osborne: Master builder without equal
The landscape of western Canada and the Territories is dotted with a good many sturdy, well-constructed plants and buildings. A goodly number of them are the products of a master builder — David Osbo…
PEOPLE — SAN FERNANDO — John Brown appointed director and president.
PEOPLE — PRIME EQUITIES — Leslie MacConnell and Joseph Wolberg appointed directors.
PEOPLE — INDOMIN — Kenneth McKechnie appointed president and director; Lee Spencer appointed senior vice-president, exploration, and director; Paul Loudon appointed vice-president, corporate development; N. Newson appointed vice-president, exploration (Canada); John York appointed vice-president, finance; and James Harris appointed director.
PEOPLE — ECUADORIAN — Robert Henseler appointed director.
PEOPLE — BRITANNIA GOLD — George Poling appointed director; William Murray appointed vice-president of operations; John Nilsson appointed vice-president of mining; Terry O’Kane appointed vice-president of technical services; and David Horst appointed vice-president of government affairs.
PRODUCER PRICES (December 25, 1995)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US77.25 cents-78.25 cents per lb. (Dec. 8, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.00-2.20 per lb. (Dec. 8, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$4.10-4.30 per lb. (Dec. 8, 199…
Booker Gold zeros in on breccia
Proceeds from a $1-million private placement will be used by Booker Gold Explorations (VSE) to continue drilling through the winter at its Hearne Hill copper-gold project, 65 km northeast of Smithers,…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Canada: a land teeming with hidden potential
Some junior companies base their exploration efforts on the premise that the best place to look for new mines is where mines have already been found. And indeed this strategy has resulted in many new …