TECK CORP. Tie Breaker
When Teck Corp. put together an international consortium to buy a controlling interest in Cominco Ltd., it was not so much a story of David toppling Goliath as one of David simply looking out for his …
1987
TECK CORP Model Miner
By just about any measure, Teck Corp. is the model mining company of the 1980s. The foundation of the com pany’s future is its low-cost, long-life orebodies. They are the envy of the mining world, di…
TECH CORP Peace in the Valley
British Columbia’s Highland Valley area was one of the worst-hit mining districts in the country when the recession of the early 1980s brought lower metal prices. However, a restructuring of the three…
Teck Corp. Off and Running
The euphoria, though less feverish than in the early 1980s, is still with us. You can feel it in the office towers on Bay Street and you can almost taste it in the booming towns of northwestern Ontar…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Gold stocks took a tumble
There’s nothing quite like the force of gravity to settle down a market. Proving once again that what goes up always comes down. Vancouver gold stocks tumbled sharply during the week reflecting profit…
Editorial Let the CIDA keep away
It seems that there is just going to be no early letup in the fierce competition for those traditional and all-important export markets for our minerals, most of which are now in over supply, worldwid…
Jonpol to drill on Gowest property
A 20,000 ft diamond drilling progam is slated to start in May by Jonpol Explorations on the Denton Twp., Ont., property of Gowest Gold Resources. The two companies entered into a recent agreement wher…
News in Brief (April 27, 1987)
Starmark Resources has changed its name to Transglobe Resources on a 1-new-for-3-old share basis.
Montreal Exchange Rouyn completes funding
It was an up-and-down week for the mining and minerals index on the Montreal Exchange, although resource issues continued to trade actively. Rouyn Resources of Rouyn, Que., which earlier this month co…
Westfield and partners cut low grade in Newfoundland
Additional drill results have been released by partners Westfield Minerals, The Coniagas Mines and Anglo Dominion Gold Exploration from their Little River property in Newfoundland. Westfield, which ho…
Falconbridge in the red, cheered by gold, silver
Earnings news on the first quarter this year announced at the annual meeting was considerably less than a barnburner for Falconbridge Ltd., but the company is looking for better things for the rest of…
Aluminum talk
An aluminum symposium hosted by Metals Week is scheduled for Oct 19 and 20 in Zurich, Switzerland. Titled “Structural Change: Who Will Benefit?,” the symposium will offer insights on the changing role…