B.Y.G. plans open pit production for Yukon mine
Production at 300 tons per day has been recommended for the Brown McDade gold-silver mine project located 60 km west of Carmacks in southern Yukon, a joint venture involving B.Y.G. Natural Resources (…
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Ojibway-Faith deal
An agreement has been signed between Faith Mines (VSE) and Ojibway Resources (ME) whereby the former has an option to acquire a 70% interest in Ojibway’s Chaste property north of Amos, Que. The agreem…
Sudbury Contact options Legacy bet
An option to earn a 60% interest in the McElroy Twp., gold property near Larder Lake, Ont., has been obtained by Sudbury Contact Mines (TSE) from Legacy Explorations (COATS). The agreement, recently r…
Shareholders applaud changes to Skyline board
The ongoing saga of Skyline Explorations (TSE) played to a full house at the company’s annual meeting held in Vancouver recently. Reginald and Joyce Davis were not re-elected to the board and a propos…
New group bidding on Asamera Minerals
As was widely rumored, a group of senior operating and management personnel at Asamera Minerals (TSE) are interested in taking over the company. They have formed The New Asmin Group which has announce…
LAC nets record gold production
Record gold production of 319,407 oz enabled LAC Minerals (TSE) to earn $45.9 million or 50 cents per share in 1988. This compares to earnings of $41.9 million or 48 cents per share realized in 1987…
Delmay options claims
Delmay Mining Corp. (ASE) has optioned its Stitt property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., to Silver Spur Resources (VSE) and Whiskey Creek Resources (VSE). Silver Spur and Whiskey must spend $500,000 each o…
Bakra pulls good result from Sannorm gold project
A 61-ft intersection averaging 0.18 oz gold per ton was pulled recently from Bakra Resources’ (VSE) Sannorm property in southeastern Manitoba, the company says. The intersection was encountered by the…
Zenmac dividend
A dividend has been declared by Zenmac Zinc Ltd. (ASE) of 25 cents per share. The record date is Feb 28. The dividend will be paid in the form of a $10 convertible preferred share, paying interest of …
Underground explosion kills two at B.C mine
An underground explosion at the Sulphurets gold project north of Stewart, B.C. killed two men and injured two others. Dead are Claude Weber, a Newhawk/Granduc mine foreman and Otto Sawatsky, a Canadia…
Alberta Stock Exchange Bitech big trader
A $1.3 million private placement combined with renewed drilling at the Nugget Pond gold project in Newfoundland made Bitech Energy Resources the session’s biggest trader. A whopping 1.2 million shares…
Montreal Exchange Market indices tumble
A shift in the trading winds this past week left the ME battered, with the market portfolio closing down almost 51 pts and the mining and minerals index off more than 64 pts. Daily trading volumes wer…