South American, Denison in deal
An agreement between South American Goldfields (TSE) and Denison Mines (TSE) will see the former boost its interest in the Aurora gold property in Guyana up to 80%. South American, which will also acq…
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OBITUARY (November 18, 1991)
Jack Botsford was a mining engineer and mine manager in northern Ontario over a period of fifty years, and served in World War II with the Royal Canadian Engineers. His ashes will be taken to Lake Bea…
Kingswood to buy out private firm
Kingswood Explorations (ASE) has offered to purchase all of the issued and outstanding shares of Fort Rupert Resources (a private company). Under the offer, which is subject to regulatory approval, ea…
Coins reducing silver stockpile
The silver stockpile of the U.S. defence department has been reduced by 41% through U.S. Mint coinage programs since the Mint began drawing from the stockpile in 1986, The Silver Institute of Washingt…
Stratmin plant at full throttle
Full production at the St-Aime-du-Lac-des-Iles graphite concentrator north of Montreal will resume Nov. 25 after having been operated on a part-time basis since April, Stratmin Graphite, a 75% owned s…
Salmo venture land package grows
Proceeds from a recent private placement agreement will be used by the Salmo joint venture to further explore the Katie copper-gold property and newly acquired claim blocks surrounding the Katie prope…
Kowalski launches Founder Resources
Former Metalore Resources (TSE) geologist Barbara Kowalski has successfully launched a new junior exploration company with a mandate to develop three claim groups near Beardmore in northern Ontario. S…
Alberta Stock Exchange (November 18, 1991)
Investors added 50 cents to Biron Bay Resources after the company annouanced results from its Summit project in the Steeple Rock mining district of New Mexico. Closing at $1.10 for the week ended Nov….
Grants benefit Kirkland Lake area
The northern Ontario community of Kirkland Lake has been the most popular area in the province this year for OPAP and OMIP grants, the Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines reports. Grant…
LAC ups 9-month output, earnings
Higher production from the Bousquet No. 2 mine near Malartic, Que., boosted LAC Minerals’ (TSE) total gold production and earnings for the first nine months of the year. LAC reports a net income of US…
NEWS IN BRIEF (November 18, 1991)
Pacific Summa Capital Corp. (PSU:VSE) has changed its name to Pacific Summa Environmental Corp. (PSU:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-1-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montre…
Udd receives engineering medal
An engineering medal was recently awarded to John Udd, director of mining research laboratories for CANMET (Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology) in Ottawa, for his efforts in uniting Canad…