With earnings of $1.77 million or 8.7 cents per share, Imperial Metals (TSE) is reporting its sixth consecutive year of profitable operations. The results were about half the $3.18 million or 19 cents per share reported in the previous fiscal year ended March 31, 1989. Oil and gas revenues accounted for $1.49 million and management services generated fees of $1.76 million. A cash gain of $1.98 million was recorded on the sale of a 5% interest in Anglesey Mining, which reduced Imperial’s interest in its U.K. affiliate to 31.3%.
Imperial is continuing to focus its efforts on two key mineral properties, the Crow Butte in situ leach uranium deposit in Nebraska, and the Mount Polley copper-gold project near Williams Lake, B.C. The Crow Butte project is in the construction phase, and a positive feasibility study was recently completed for the advanced Mount Polley project.
A rights issue in June, 1989, contributed $4.85 million to shareholder’s equity which, at year-end, amounted to $31.6 million, compared with long-term debt of $478,000. At year-end, Imperial reported cash on hand of more than $3.1 million, compared with a cash shortfall of $411,000 in 1989. Working capital increased to $5.4 million from $526,000 in the previous year.
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