Companies (November 27, 1995)
INDEXAmer. Min. FldsAranleeArchon Min.Athabaska GldAtnaAzco M’gBaja GoldBlack HawkBre-X Min.BreckenridgeBreseaCaledonia M’gCamphor VentrsCdn StatesCons Cyn-TechDenisonDiamond FieldsDitemEcho Ba…
Placer Dome Inc
B.C. mining companies show they have a heart
British Columbia’s mining industry has helped the province’s Children’s Hospital hit pay dirt by pledging $750,000 for equipment and renovations to the institution’s Cardiac Unit.The pledges are part …
STOCK MARKETS — Eastern markets take post-referendum breather
Investors enjoyed a relaxing week on the Toronto Stock Exchange, as the market traded low volumes in a narrow range. By the close of trading Tuesday, the composite index had drifted down 12.38 points …
Sunshine Mining moves to prop up its common stock
Silver producer Sunshine Mining & Refining (NYSE) plans to do away with its preferred stock and merge with a subsidiary in an effort to bolster the stock price.The company reached an agreement with th…
Sharpe finds gold at Antone Canyon
Surface trenches at the Antone Canyon property in Nye County, Nev., of Sharpe Energy & Resources (CDN) have been found to contain gold mineralization.The program was designed to test for the surface e…
Placer plays safe at Las Cristinas
Uncertainty over the business climate, combined with the need for additional drilling, has prompted Placer Dome (TSE) to delay development of its Las Cristinas project in eastern Venezuela.The company…
Companies (November 13, 1995)
INDEXAbacusAgate BayAll North Res.Archangel DmndArmada GoldAshtn MOg Cnda Athabaska GldAtna Res.Aurizon MinesBarrick GldBHP MineralsBreakwaterBritannia GldCalcoCaledoniaCamecoCartaway…
STOCK MARKETS — TSE gold stocks shine as metals prices rise
Prices on the Toronto Stock Exchange rose steadily for the first five trading days of November on relatively heavy trading. The TSE 300 composite index closed at 4,584.54, having risen 125.38 points, …
Madison signs up Placer Dome to explore Buracao gold property
An option agreement has been finalized, giving Placer Dome (TSE) the right to earn a 63% interest in the 18,000-hectare Buracao gold property in Tocantins state, Brazil.The deal requires Placer to spe…
Placer Dome gains stake in Goldboro
Montreal-listed Orex Exploration has optioned a share of its Goldboro property to Placer Dome (TSE).Having investigated the environmental conditions of the Nova Scotia gold property, the major has con…
STOCK MARKET — Market recovers strongly after `No’ vote
The Toronto Stock Exchange, shaking from its encounter with the spectre of Quebec’s secession, rose strongly after Monday’s referendum result in that province. The TSE composite index jumped 79.4 poin…
STOCK MARKETS — Resource stocks dip as markets flatten out
An unstable dollar brought interest rate shivers to market traders last week, but few really lost their nerve as the Toronto Stock Exchange spent the week in a slow decline. The TSE 300 composite inde…