Echo Bay eyes Aquarius play
After several years of inactivity, the Aquarius gold property east of Timmins, Ont., is back in the news. Senior gold producer Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has signed a letter of agreement with LAQ Canada, a …
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Opportunity expires for Barrick Gold
Senior producer Barrick Gold (TSE) has elected not to exercise its warrants to buy 1.1 million common shares of Canarc Resource (TSE) at $4.57 per share. As a result, Barrick’s right of first opportun…
Pacific Comox trenching in Ghana
Trenching within a geochemical gold anomaly on the Adansi-Asaasi concession in Ghana is yielding higher gold values than those received by channel samples taken from old underground workings of the pa…
Crystallex pours gold
Almost 6,000 oz. gold was produced from last year’s bulk-sampling program at the Albino property in Venezuela’s Kilometre 88 region. Gold dore sold by Crystallex International (VSE) to the country’s c…
INSIDER TRADING — San Fernando officers make share
Two senior officers of San Fernando Mining (VSE) completed share transactions in December. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, senior officer David Duval bought 1,000 shares…
Partners explore Cerro Verde
The Mexican subsidiaries of Corner Bay Minerals (TSE) and Magma Copper (NYSE) have reached an exploration agreement concerning the Cerro Verde copper property, southeast of Hermisillo in Sonora state….
Santa Fe Pacific reports higher earnings, revenue
Despite a rock slide at its Twin Creeks mine in Nevada last December, Santa Fe Pacific Gold (NYSE) saw its overall earnings, reserves and production increase in 1994. The company earned US$56.7 millio…
Noranda to develop Bell Allard
Noranda Mining & Exploration (NM&E), a wholly owned subsidiary of Noranda (TSE), will spend $84 million to develop the Bell Allard zinc-copper deposit, near the company’s Matagami division in northwes…
Major General makes Nfld. plans
Having received final drill results from its properties near Springdale, Nfld., Major General Resources (VSE) intends to continue exploring its 564 claims in the area. The claims cover a 15-km strike …
Cominco Resources options X-Cal’s Eureka gold project
Partners Cominco Resources International (TSE) and X-Cal Resources (VSE) will soon begin drill-testing the Eureka gold project in Nevada. Cominco will earn an initial 60% interest by paying US$130,000…
Chile’s El Indio important focus for Barrick Gold
Last year’s takeover of Lac Minerals is expected to boost Barrick Gold’s (TSE) gold production to 3.1 million oz. this year, up from 2.3 million oz. in 1994 and 1.6 million oz. in 1993. This hefty gro…
San Fernando hits good gold values
Trenching on the San Fernando gold project in Mexico is returning gold values for owner San Fernando Mining (TSE). The trenching returned 0.14 oz. per ton across a continuous exposure of 62.2 ft. in t…