Insider Trading Aur executives cash in options
No longer the thrill-a-month drill play that kept investors on tenterhooks for most of 1989, the Louvicourt Twp. massive sulphide project east of Val d’Or, Que., has entered the critical mine developm…
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1991 program to establish grade at Frasergold
Establishing grade certainty in the open pit reserve potential of the Main zone on the Frasergold property will be an important mandate of the 1991 program planned by Eureka Resources (TSE) and a unit…
Thunderwood hits wide values at Scott Lake
Scott Lake base metal project partners Greenstone Resources (TSE) and Thunderwood Resources (TSE) have intersected a large copper-zinc-rich stringer zone at the Chibougamau, Que., area property. The n…
Fairfield acquires100% of Elk bet
The Elk gold property in southern British Columbia is now owned 100% by Fairfield Minerals (TSE) following a recent buy-out agreement with Placer Dome (TSE). The Siwash North deposit on the property i…
Bre-X drops Arizona gold bet
Tough equity markets have forced Calgary- based Bre-X Minerals (ASE) to drop plans to earn a 55% interest in the United Western mine in Oatman, Ariz. Bre-X could have earned the interest from owner Su…
Amax earning Haile interest
A definitive option and earn-in agreement was signed by Amax Gold (NYSE) and Piedmont Mining (NASDAQ) which will allow an Amax subsidiary to earn an interest in Piedmont’s Haile gold property near Ker…
Intl. Larder shares
A total of 500,000 shares of International Larder Minerals (TSE) was recently acquired by River Oaks Gold in a private sale transaction. River Oaks, a private company, now owns 2.13 million shares or …
Montreal Exchange NAR is active
The volume leader on the week, North American Rare Metals, got in on the Benoit Twp. excitement in northwestern Quebec by announcing it had purchased a 30% interest in 70 claims about three miles sout…
Exploration firm keeping active in the Yukon
Despite an uncertain outlook for the Yukon exploration industry this season, Archer Cathro and Associates (1981) Ltd. expects to keep busy. The firm, with offices in Vancouver and Whitehorse, accounte…
New debentures for Stratmin
An affiliate of the French company Imetal SA, Mircal Mineral (Canada), will subscribe to $5-million worth of convertible debentures in Stratmin Graphite, the debentures bearing 6.5% interest payable y…
RTZ net earnings fall 6% in 1990
London-based RTZ Corp (NYSE) reported net earnings of US$908 million ($3.68 per share) last year, down only 6% from its 1989 net earnings of US$964 million ($4.14 per share). Group sales totalled US$9…
Giant team knows its first aid
A 4-person team from Giant Yellowknife Mines in Timmins recently won the annual McCrea First Aid Competition sponsored by the Mines Accident Prevention Association of Ontario. Fifteen teams competed i…