Whim Creek rejects Dominion Ltd offer
The board of directors of Australian gold producer Whim Creek Consolidated NL recently advised shareholders to reject a share swap offer from Dominion Mining Ltd. While he isn’t opposed to a merger wi…
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Stralak feasibility expected by July
Drilling on a zinc property held by Stralak Resources (VSE) has outlined reserves of 859,974 tons in three zones. Located in the Benny greenstone belt, 40 miles northwest of Sudbury, Ont., the deposit…
Calpine modified out of Prime’s takeover plan
The business arrangement whereby Prime Resources (VSE) was to have acquired all the shares of Canacord Resources (TSE) and Calpine Resources (VSE) has been modified. Prime still intends to proceed wit…
Alberta Stock Exchange Nathan active
There was plenty of activity among resource issues on the Alberta Exchange but most had little to show for it in terms of an increase in their share price. Among the exceptions was Nathan Minerals whi…
Northern to drill Isle Dieu prospect
Five holes representing about 3,500 ft will be drilled by Northern Mining Explorations (ME) at the junior’s Isle Dieu Twp. gold property near Matagami, Que. Second phase of the program will involve an…
Bitech expands reserves, plans new work programs
Additional significant results have been obtained from recent drill holes on Bitech Energy Resources’ (ASE) Nugget Pond property near Betts Cove, Nfld. The new results have led the company to increase…
Sikaman receives portion of securities offering
The underwritten portion of a February securities offering designed to raise $15.5 million has been completed, Sikaman Gold Resources (TSE) reports. Sikaman says it has received $6,726,000 from invest…
Montreal Exchange Aur/Louvem deal off
Fears of inflation and rising interest rates acted to put a damper on the stock exchange this week, with the market portfolio off more than 18 pts and the mining and minerals index dropping almost 50 …
Magnetic anomaly maps of Nevada
The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology has published two new magnetic map sets. NBMG Map 93A is a 1:750,000- scale total intensity magnetic anomaly map of Nevada, compiled from digital data, corrected…
N.B. confident in MDA negotiations (March 27, 1989)
Having negotiated the country’s first Mineral Development Agreement (MDA) with the federal government in 1984, the government of New Brunswick (now under Frank McKenna’s Liberals) is confident a secon…
Mazarin reserves
Quebec junior Mazarin Inc. (TSE) reports it will hire an independent firm to proceed with a calculation of reserves at the company’s graphite deposit in the Fermont area of Quebec, by the end of March…
Regal Goldfields gets Lac St. Jean claims
Two blocks of claims in the Lac St. Jean area of Quebec have been acquired by Toronto-based Regal Goldfields (COATS). According to President Douglas Bannerman, the first property comprised of 18 claim…