1989

Blake River Expls — final rec iss offer 1,140,000 @ $1.35 per sh to net $946,200. VANCOUVER Labyrinth Res — gross proceeds rec $192,500. Jordex Res — 500,000 sold for gross $250,000. Newgate Res –…

Major discoveries like the copper-zinc strike announced recently by Aur Resources (TSE) and Societe Miniere Louvem (TSE) in Val d’Or, Que., tend to have a ripple effect which brings neighboring claim …

Interest by investors in a massive sulphide find at Val d’Or, Que., continued throughout the week, with shares of both the principal players, Aur Resources and Societe Miniere Louvem (and Louvem’s maj…

Bema Gold — G. Nordin sold 57,000 (May) @ $1.01-$1.05 to hold 545,516. Citadel Gold — Sherfam Ind. bought 833,176 (Apr, May) @ $1.15-$1.50 to hold 4,680,096. Cominco — Teck bought 244,879 (May, pri…

Expanding gold production from operations in Canada and the U.S. will lead to annual output of 95,000 oz by 1991 for Eastmaque Gold Mines (TSE), The Northern Miner has learned from Lukas Lundin, presi…

A $4-million exploration budget has been drawn up for 1989 for the Cape Ray gold project of Dolphin Explorations (TSE), the program to include about 30,000 ft of surface drilling. Dolphin has spent ab…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $365.70 +$ 4.10 Silver* $ 5.24 +$ 0.01 Platinum* $495.60 +$11.85 Nickel** $ 5.24 -$ 0.23 Lead** $ 0.29 -$ 0.02 Copper $…

The Canadian subsidiary of giant metals company Degussa of Germany has been accorded “good delivery status” on the London market for its gold bars. Degussa Canada has announced its name has been added…

Encouraging results have been reported by Brex Exploration (ME) from the Shoal Lake property 24 miles southwest of Kenora, Ont. Three holes were drilled. Hole 89-2 cut 9.7 ft of 0.24 oz gold per ton a…

A group of New Quebec Raglan Mines (TSE) shareholders who opposed a recent bid by Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) for the 26% stake in Raglan it didn’t already hold, may receive more for their shares than the…

Mining analysts and industry executives are calling it the most significant base metals strike since the Kidd Creek orebody was discovered near Timmins, Ont., by Texas Gulf back in 1964. The copper-zi…

Not placing all your eggs in one basket is advice more than a few mining companies, in particular those known best for their gold production, seem to have heeded. Subsidiaries of two of Canada’s large…