Spot prices at a glance (November 25, 1996)
Wednesday, November 20, 1996Price (US)Week’s ChangeGold*$378.60- $3.90Silver*$ 4.9…
Articles by Northern Miner Staff
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (November 25, 1996)
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Tri Origin expands Ontario holdings
Aurora-based Tri Origin Exploration (TOE-T) has added another property to its list of holdings in Ontario.Through staking and an option agreement, the company acquired a 1632-ha property consisting of…
Eaglecrest awaits Bolivian results
Eaglecrest Explorations (EEL-V) is awaiting results from seven diamond drill holes completed on its Trinidad concessions in northeastern Bolivia.The holes follow a 50-metre grid spacing. They are dril…
Geomaque Exploration builds on its Mexican assets
A modest-sized gold mine in Mexico’s Sonora state is churning out profits for Geomaque Explorations (GEO-T) and, at the same time, providing a base for expansion into new ventures.The San Francisco he…
Operations cease at Faro mine
Mining at the Faro properties in the Yukon has been suspended.Anvil Range Mining (ARO-T) cited production problems, low metal prices and a strengthening Canadian dollar as reasons for the closure. It …
Drills turning at Guadalupe
Drilling has resumed at the Guadalupe de los Reyes epithermal gold-silver project in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa.Northern Crown Mines (COB-V) is carrying out a 20,000-metre program to develo…
Rea Gold writes down value of Mt. Hamilton gold mine in Nevada
Persistently poor operating results from the NES pits are forcing Rea Gold (REO-T) to write down the value of the Mt. Hamilton gold mine in Nevada.The company will take a third-quarter writedown of $2…
Women’s Association marks 75 years in gala celebration
The Women’s Association of the Mining Industry in Canada (WAMIC) recently celebrated its 75th anniversary at Toronto’s King Edward Hotel.Attended by 400 people from all sectors of the mining industry,…
PEOPLE –PACIFIC AMERICAN
Hiro Ogata appointed chairman and chief executive officer.
ODDS’N’SODS — The Finnish-ed product
After the First World War, thousands of Finns migrated to North America, most of whom settled in the northern U.S. and Canada. The lakes and forests of northern Ontario reminded them of their homeland…
THE DIAMOND PAGE — Sonora sells diamond parcels from African mine
A diamond venture in South Africa is providing a new focus for Sonora Gold (SON-T), a junior previously active in gold exploration in California.Sonora recently acquired Windsorton Mining, which, in t…