Micham gets option from Mono]]
Micham Exploration has signed an agreement with Mono Gold Mines giving it the right to earn a 51% interest in Mono’s Bannockburn gold property by buying 350,000 Mono shares at 72 cents per share plus…
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Breakwater financing
Breakwater Resources plans to raise $2 million via a private placement of flow-through common shares. The issue will be handled by Canarim Investment Corp. The proceeds of the issue will fund explorat…
Newhawk releases program results- 1 col 18TR
A total of 35,000 ft of surface diamond drilling has been completed this year by Newhawk Gold Mines on its Sulphurets project north of Stewart, B.C. The company recently obtained approval to increase …
Tap’s U.S. subsidiary in Golden Chest venture
British Columbia-based Tap Resources has entered a joint venture project at its Golden Chest project with Newmont Exploration, Golden Chest Inc. and Viking Resources. Due to B.C. tax laws which allow …
Metal Briefs
The Royal Canadian Mint reports a dramatic increase in sales of the Gold Maple Leaf coin following the shakeout of world equity markets in mid-October. During the last two weeks of October, sales of t…
Noranda gold find on Destiny claims
Drilling by Noranda Exploration on a property shared with Destiny Resources has intersected a gold mineralized zone 65 miles east of Timmins, Ont. Known as the Windjammer project, the property covers …
Brenda improves profit (November 16, 1987)
Stronger copper and molybdenum prices were cited as the reason behind improved earnings at Brenda Mines. The company, which operates a large copper-moly mine in British Columbia, realized net earnings…
Novagold drilling
NovaGold Resources has started drilling the first of two deep holes on its Fifteen Mile Stream property in Halifax Cty., N.S. The first hole is targeted for a depth of 1,600 ft and the second will go …
Tashota-Nipigon raises funds]]
Tashota-Nipigon Mines has reached five separate agreements with various limited partnerships in order to raise up to $4,175,000 for exploration. In return the company will issue about 1.7 million flow…
Mine shutdown hits Minnova Inc.
Minnova Inc. realized net income of $900,000 or 6 cents per share for the first nine months of 1987. This compares with earnings of 23 cents per share realized in the same period last year. The large…
Forbex reports gold intersections at Rouyn property
Three of four holes drilled by Cambior Inc. on the Stadacona-East property at Rouyn-Noranda, Que., have returned gold values, Forbex Mining Resources reports. Forbex and Cambior have signed a joint ex…
EDITORIAL Spotting the flaws in gold
The fact that a dentist a few years ago discovered tungsten illegally included in some gold he was using for tooth repair, has led (indirectly) to a new Canadian-built ultrasonic system for detecting …