Treminco’s Ptarmigan Mine Poised for Expansion
The Ptarmigan gold mine near Yellowknife, N.W.T., is proving to be a solid source of cash flow for Treminco Resources (TSE), a company managed by a board of directors almost entirely made up of former…
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Minnova increases 9-month earnings
Net income of $1.3 million (9 per share) was reported by Minnova Inc. (TSE) for the first nine months of 1988, compared with $880,000 (6 per share) for the same period last year. The company attribut…
Nickel prices lift Inco to record
The profits keep rolling in for Inco Ltd. (TSE), which has recorded its third consecutive record for quarterly earnings. The nickel giant reported net earnings for the third quarter of $200.3 million …
Chile gold boom attracts Canadian firms
Favorable foreign investment laws combined with attractive gold potential have convinced some Canadian mining firms that risk taking in the mountains of Chile is bound to pay off. Currently the third …
Mining research network would cost $50 million
The nation’s nine mining degree granting universities are planning to establish an elaborate, coast-to-coast research network which would cost about $50 million over four years. They recently presente…
Steel demand gaining in strength
Consumption of crude steel in the non-Communist world is expected to rise by 6% this year over 1987 levels, to 478 million tonnes, delegates to the 22nd annual conference of the International Iron and…
Euro-Nevada obtains Castle Mtn. royalty
Toronto-based Euro-Nevada Mining (TSE) has reached an agreement to buy a 4% net smelter return royalty interest in 540 acres of land on Viceroy Resources’ (TSE) Castle Mountain gold property. Located …
Ketza River gets best results yet
The Ketza River gold mine enjoyed its best operating month yet since starting operations last summer. Operated by Canamax Resources (TSE) and held equally with Pacific Trans-Ocean Resources (TSE), the…
Minnova/Rea Gold Get Approvals For B.C. Silver Mine
The British Columbia government has approved the Stage I permit for the construction and building of mine facilities on the Samatosum silver project located near Adams Lake, B.C. Minnova Inc. (TSE) ho…
Northgate’s cash puts Colomac on fast track
Northgate Exploration (TSE) has agreed to provide the remaining financing needed to get the $135- million Colomac gold project into production. The cash-rich company will inject $8 million directly in…
Toronto Stock Exchange Little cheer on anniversary of Black Monday
Investors found little to celebrate today — the first anniversary of Black Monday. Although those wild and tumultuous days of mid- October are behind us, the uncertainty and damage wreaked by the mar…
Sutton drilling at Creede silver property
A deep drilling program is under way on Sutton Resources’ (VSE) Creede silver property located in Colorado. The program consists of two holes, both about 2,000 ft in length, and is designed to test th…