Pezim hearings to be televised
The British Columbia Securities Commission will allow certain television and radio stations to record and broadcast a hearing into insider trading and other allegations against Murray Pezim and other …
1990
TVX seeking deal on big Brazilian nickel deposit
Toronto-based Consolidated TVX Mining (TSE), a growing gold producer with interests in four projects in South America, is moving toward becoming a nickel miner. Shareholders at the recent annual meeti…
Val d’Or option deal
An option to earn a 50% interest in 22 claims adjacent to the Bardome zinc deposits in Quebec’s Barraute and Fiedmont twps., has been acquired by Ressources Val d’Or (ME) from Noranda (TSE). To earn i…
Extraordinary gain boosts Pioneer
The conversion of the balance of a 52,000-oz. gold loan to a U.S. dollar loan has brought about a $5.5-million profit for Pioneer Metals (TSE). As a result, net earnings for the first quarter ended Ma…
News in brief Wkay Resources
Wkay Resources (WKA:VSE) has changed its transfer agent to Montreal Trust Co.
BRIEFS Oldest miner dies
A former coal miner regarded by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest man recently died in Wales at the age of 112. John Evans, whose birth certificate recorded an Aug. 19, 1877, birth da…
Eastfield starts program at Takla-Rainbow
Field work is about to begin on the Takla-Rainbow property, north of Fort St. James, B.C., one of several properties that will be explored by Eastfield Resources (VSE) this season. The Vancouver-based…
Quintette looking to reorganize
To gain time to reorganize, Quintette Coal has obtained a court restraining order keeping third parties from taking action against the company for a period of six months. President Paul Kostuik noted …
Impending wage increases put more pressure on South African gold
Wage increases for South Africa’s black miners, due to take effect on the first of July, will result in even higher production costs for gold mines already among the world’s most expensive. The Nation…
FUTURES PRICES (June 25, 1990)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) June 115.60 114.40 114.60 + 2.10 July 115.30 112.80 113.00 + 2.40 Aug 112.00 112.00 111.60 + 2.00 SILVER (in US c…
PEOPLE SILVERSIDE RESOURCES
Babu Gajaria elected president succeeding A.L. Hellans who resigned; K. Sethuraman, vice-president succeeding M. Graham who resigned. Bernie Kahlert appointed a director.
Canchrome uncovers chromite values
Recently completing drilling programs on two chromite properties in Quebec’s Eastern Twps. was Canchrome Mines. On the Reed Belanger property, 22 holes representing 6,425 metres were drilled. The comp…