Montreal Exchange Hot Freewest find
Drilling of Freewest Resources’ Benoit Twp. property near Miquelon in northwestern Quebec continued to return wide widths, the company reported. For the week ended Feb. 19, shares of the junior rose t…
1991
Ontario Hydro plans 60-cycle conversion
Ontario Hydro has requested approval from the Ontario government to begin converting to 60 cycle an older inefficient 25-cycle system serving a number of mining companies in northeastern Ontario. In t…
Falconbridge options California gold mine
A wholly owned subsidiary of Falconbridge Gold (TSE) recently paid American Gold Resources US$625,000 for an option to purchase a 50% interest in the Royal Mountain King mine in Calaveras Cty., Calif….
New exploration grants announced
The northern Ontario communities of Atikokan, Manitouwadge and the Beardmore-Geraldton-Longlac-Nakina area have been designated for assistance under the Ontario Mineral Incentives Program (OMIP), prov…
METAL PRICES FREE MARKET (February 25, 1991)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Feb 19 Feb 18 Feb 15 Feb 14 Feb 13 Copper 1285-1290 1262-1263 1240-1242 1224-1226 12…
Alberta Stock Exchange Golconda active (February 25, 1991)
During the report period ended Feb. 19, Goldconda Resources traded 530,100 shares to close up 24 cents at 45 cents. Earlier this month, the company acquired an option to earn a 100% interest in an Ore…
FUTURES PRICES (February 25, 1991)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) Feb 113.20 110.80 110.80 — 0.20 Mar 112.70 109.70 110.05 + 0.05 Apr 108.50 108.50 108.20 — 0.20 SILVER (in US c…
News In Brief Carnes Creek Exploration
Carnes Creek Expl. Ltd. has changed its name to Marathon Telecom Corp. with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.
Akiko-Lori drops bid for Bradner
Rather than pursue a hostil takeover, Akiko-Lori Gold Resources (VSE) has agreed to withdraw its recent offer to acquire Bradner Resources (VSE). Bradner’s board of directors refected Akiko-Lori’s pro…
IOCC GOLD OPTIONS (February 25, 1991)
Options Open Series Volume Last Interest May 370 C 26 11.00 10 May 380 C 290 6.00 48 May 400 C 123 3.10 95 May 410 C 58 2.30 67 May 440 C 50 1.00 73 May 450 C 18 0.80 50 Aug. 380 C 25 14.00 76 Aug. 44…
Low prices, sales hit Potash profits
Lower North American sales volumes and soft potash prices resulted in a significant drop in annual earnings reported by Saskatchewan2Dbased producer Potash Corp. of Canada (TSE). Potash Corp., which p…
CDN to nurture COATS: Letters to the Editor
Regarding your editorial “The wasted potential of COATS” (T.N.M., Jan. 28/91), we at the Toronto Stock Exchange would like to present our perspective on the issue. The Canadian Dealer Network (CDN), t…