Drilling planned for Sustut project
An initial drilling program is set to commence at the Sustut gold-copper project in British Columbia, 190 km north of Smithers and 60 km south of the Kemess area, Beauchamps Exploration (VSE) and Skee…
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Virginia Gold in option deal
An option agreement to earn a 100% interest in the Sagar III property in Quebec’s Labrador Trough has been finalized, Virginia Gold Mines (ME) reports. The junior says the property, 50 sq. km in size,…
NEWS IN BRIEF (June 15, 1992)
Applan Resources Ltd. (APL:VSE) has changed its name to Sultan Minerals Inc. (SUL:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-4-old-share basis.
Echo Bay plans sale of convertible preferred shares
Gold producer Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has given notice to the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission of its intention to file a preliminary prospectus for the sale of US$100 million in convertible preferred…
Franklin awarded top medal twice at GAC-MAC meeting
(Staff) — The Duncan R. Derry Medal — the highest award that can be bestowed on a geoscientist in Canada — was given here twice recently to Jim Franklin of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). Th…
Inland Gold and Pegasus terminate proposed merger
Due to a lack of shareholder response, Inland Gold and Silver (NASDAQ) and Pegasus Gold (TSE) will not proceed with a previously proposed merger. Pegasus offered Inland shareholders the equivalent of …
Valdez reports loss for 1991
A net loss of $6.5 million was reported for 1991 by Valdez Gold (ASE), which has a 25% interest in the Valdez Creek gold placer mining project in Alaska. For the first quarter of 1992, the company rec…
San Andreas acquiring Hunt mine
Over a decade ago, silver speculators Nelson and William Hunt of Texas spent over $64 million to build a mine at Prairie Creek, a high-grade zinc-lead-silver-copper deposit about 300 miles west of Yel…
Golden West ground expanded
Additional mining claims adjoining the Golden West property in La Paz Cty. were recently acquired by HRC Development, expanding the private group’s holdings in this region of Arizona. The ground will …
Analyst bullish on base metals
When we entered the current recession seems not to be an issue, but when we started to come out of it is, writes metals analyst Ray Goldie of securities firm Richardson Greenshields: In March 1990, th…
Technological improvements bolster Campbell mine
In an age when precious metal producers are struggling with the bottom line, the Campbell mine of Placer Dome (TSE), in the heart of the Red Lake gold camp, is ploughing through tough times with an en…
Private funding for Kenora prospect
A private company from Alberta has agreed to raise the financing required to begin advanced exploration on Kenora Prospectors and Miners’ (CDN) gold prospect in northwestern Ontario. In return for an …