Plata drills targets in Argentina
In the Argentine province of San Juan, Plata Mining (ASE) has launched a 1,400-metre program of reverse-circulation drilling. The junior’s Hualilian gold property is in an area which has a history of …
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STOCK MARKETS — Markets reel as AK results prove better than
Rekindled interest in diamond exploration in the Northwest Territories is heavily influencing trading on the Vancouver Stock Exchange. The VSE reeled during the month of March as the volume of shares …
Results cloud Sunshine’s year
A lacklustre fourth quarter took the shine off 1994 for Sunshine Mining (NYSE). The Boise-based company reported a loss of US$4.9 million for the year, compared with a loss, in the previous year, of U…
Spot prices at a glance (April 10, 1995)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $392.50 + $9.50 Silver* $5.36 + $0.63 Platinum* $457.50 + $36.60 Nickel** $3.46 + $0.05 Lead** $0.27 $0.00 Copper $1.34 + $0.01 Zinc $0.48 + $0.03 Courtesy of Scotiabank…
Harte to explore Ontario properties
Recent agreements involving Harte Resources (CDN) affect a package of properties in the Beardmore-Geraldton camp of northwestern Ontario. Harte entered into a new arrangement with Tombill Mines (TSE) …
NEWS IN BRIEF (April 10, 1995)
Lana Gold (LAL:VSE) has changed its name to Global Technologies on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis.
GOLD FUNDS (April 10, 1995)
BGR Central Net Value $16.33 $6.54 Price $14.50 $6.75 Discount 11.20% Premium 3.2% Value $127,662,000 $122,170,275…
Chase drilling Taysan project
Drilling continues to delineate the Taysan copper-gold porphyry deposit in the Philippines. Situated 100 km south of Manila in Batangas province, the project is owned by Taysan Copper, a company in wh…
Americomm buys Nevada properties
Oklahoma-based Americomm (NASDAQ) will acquire all the Nevada gold interests of Southwestern Gold (TSE). The deal includes 148 unpatented, non-producing mining claims contained within four properties….
Bre-X firms up Busang gold play
Stepout drilling at the Busang project in Indonesia has reinforced the owner’s perception that the Central zone could host a gold resource minable by open-pit methods. Bre-X Minerals (ASE) drilled six…
BHP options copper project
Australian mining giant BHP Minerals will join forces with Francisco Gold (VSE) on the Coahuila copper project in Mexico. Exploration to date indicates the presence of a large, sedimentary-hosted copp…
Canyon shows loss for the year
Colorado-based Canyon Resources (NASDAQ), as expected, reported a loss for 1994. The company, which expanded its international exploration and experienced a full year of interest expense on its conver…