Curator acquiring Baja property
A recently completed agreement-in-principle gives International Curator Resources (VSE) the right to purchase a 100% interest in the Boleo copper-cobalt property in Baja, Mexico, from Minera Terra Gai…
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Amax Gold eyes Golden Summit
A letter of intent was recently signed allowing Amax Gold (NYSE) the right to earn an interest in the Golden Summit project near Fairbanks, Alaska. Freegold Recovery (VSE), which has been exploring th…
Orvana options Jamaican ground
A wholly owned subsidiary of Orvana Minerals (TSE) recently entered into a letter of intent with BHP Minerals International to acquire a 100% interest in that company’s Central Inlier prospect in Jama…
Homestake to option Eskay properties
A recent letter of intent sets the stage for Homestake Mining (NYSE) to earn a 51% interest in two properties held by Ecstall Mining (VSE) in the Eskay Creek region north of Stewart, B.C. The two sepa…
Zappa drilling confirms, extends Dot copper zone
A recently completed 6-hole drilling program on the Dot property in central British Columbia confirmed and extended a previously identified zone of copper-oxide mineralization. Zappa Resources (VSE) i…
Skyline plans work programs in Iskut area
Gold prices may be testing new lows, but Skyline Gold (TSE) is forging ahead with plans to resume exploration on its land package in the Iskut River district of northwestern British Columbia. The juni…
TSE Short Positions (January 18, 1993)
Semi-monthly reports as of Dec. 31, showed 36,526,778 shares of 601 issues compared with 34,511,097 shares of 582 issues on Dec. 15. Larger individual positions included: Amer. Barrick 156,509, up 55,…
Gold Funds (January 18, 1993)
BGR Central Net Value $7.87 $5.08 Price $6.00 $4.45 Discount 23.80% 12.4% Value $44,717,000 $74,868,135.
USMX negotiates mine purchase
Denver-based USMX (NASDAQ) is close to completing the purchase of the Goldstrike mine near St. George, Utah, from owner Tenneco Minerals. James Knox, president of USMX, said negotiations are at an adv…
Mexico offers diversity of minerals
Mexico, with the oldest tradition of mining in Latin America, has become one of the most diversified mineral producers in the world, reports the U.S. Bureau of Mines. In 1985, prior to the collapse of…
Jilbey to drill Nakina area property
A drill program is scheduled to begin shortly on Jilbey Exploration’s (ME) base metal property near Nakina about 125 km north of Geraldton, Ont. An exploration program conducted late in 1992 delineate…
Ramrod plans second Campo drill
With six holes now complete on the Campo Seco gold property in Calaveras Cty., Calif., Consolidated Ramrod Gold (TSE) plans to bring a second drill on to the property. Last October, the company report…