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 …
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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…
$1 million program set for Southlands
Southlands Mining plans to spend at least $1 million this year on Eureka Resources’ Frasergold project, 62 miles east of Williams Lake, B.C. The program will be partly financed by a flow-through share…
Copper more cost-competitive, Phelps Dodge president says
The next eight years (to 1995) should be a time of consolidation and opportunity for the copper industry, says the chairman of the board and president of Phelps Dodge in the United States. “Although w…
Exploration funds for Que. company
An agreement worth $2.5 million has been signed by Exploration Miniere Ligneris for its 1987 exploration program with Oberon, President Benoit Violette announced at the company’s recent annual meeting…
Bruneau and Canamax agree with Tashogan on Kowkash project
Exploration is slated for the Kowkash project following an agreement-in-principle reached between Montreal-listed Bruneau Mining Corp., Toronto-listed Canamax Resources and Tashogan Minerals, a privat…
Teck, Tundra drifting yielding strong results
Drifting by Teck Corp. on property held under option by Tundra Gold Mines near the former producing Lamaque mine, continues to yield encouraging results. Work from the 3,200-ft level of the Val d’Or, …
Terra turns attention to Mexican gold bet
The interior of a large cathedral in this thriving Mexican town boasts silver- covered arches reminiscent of an earlier and even more prosperous age. In terms of recorded silver production, the area r…
Interquest to drill at Montana project
A drilling program is slated for May by Interquest Resources Corp. at its Drumlummon mine property located in Marysville, Mon. At the turn of the century the Drumlummon mine was the largest gold produ…