Chesbar extends ramp at gold bet
The ramp extension being driven to open up a second level on the No 3 vein system has advanced to 470 ft at the Chester Twp. gold property near Gogama, Ont., Chesbar Resources reports. Underground dri…
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La Teko pours gold bar at Ryan Lode
With only a 6-month leaching season to work with, it seems almost too good to be true but La Teko Resources is planning to heap leach some 13,000 oz of gold this year from its Ryan Lode gold deposit i…
Placer Dome circular gives merger reasons
Further details on the proposed merger of Placer Development, Dome Mines and Campbell Red Lake Mines are now available in a half-inch-thick information circular that is being mailed to shareholders. L…
Zahavy beginning to boost reserves
Some preliminary results have been released by Zahavy Mines from its underground drilling program at its gold-silver-lead-zinc property in the Favourable Lake area of northwestern Ontario. Among the b…
Westley leases claims
Westley Mines reports it has leased 34 claims in southwest Oregon known as the Burnt-Peak project, covering a one-and-a-half mile strike length of a broad, northwesterly-trending gold-bearing zone in …
Drilling under way at B.C. gold bet
More than 20 holes, representing in excess of 10,000 ft, have been drilled to date on the snip gold prospect in the Ikut River area of B.C., Delaware Resources reports. The first-phase drilling has co…
METAL MARKETS Growth opportunities for magnesium
The times are changing for magnesium, whose price movements have contrasted sharply with aluminum, the metal which provides magnesium’s chief market, Roskill Information Services says in a recent rele…
Van Nest acquires Gateford Resources
COATS-listed Gateford Resources recently announced the private placement of two million common shares and one million warrants to purchase common shares for an aggregate consideration of $400,000 to V…
THE EDITORIAL PAGE Science fiction, American style
Summertime is a good time to relax in the sun and do some good reading. But as you know, it’s sometimes difficult to separate the fact from the fiction. Take a recent feature story in America’s scienc…
Books (July 27, 1987)
The Fifth International Wollaston Basin Symposium Proceedings edited by C.G. Carlson and J.E. Christopher. Contains 25 full length papers and 4 abstracts. Softbound $43.50(C) ISBN 0-921547-17-X; Har…
Asamera Minerals files prospectus
Calgary-based Asamera Minerals has completed an initial public offering through Midland Doherty Ltd. and Dominion Securities Inc. Under the terms of the offering, Asamera has agreed to sell 2.5 millio…
People (July 27, 1987)
FOUR SEASONS RESOURCES — Paul W. Richardson appointed senior geological ** ** consultant. **…