Total Erickson entry will spur B.C. bet
The Dome Mountain precious metals project near Smithers, B.C. has moved one step closer to production with the entry of Total Erickson Resources as a partner in the play. Development of the property h…
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Alberta Stock Exchange: Tandem volume leader
DWednesday close, Oct 29 Tanner Arctic Oil was the volume leader for another week. The company, which has a whopping 53.8 million shares issued, added 2 cents to close at 20 cents . Tanner has acquire…
Queries: Reactivated Hubert Lake Ungava Mines sitting tight and
** options. ** I am a long-time subscriber to your fine mining newspaper. I am interested in dormant over-the-counter mining companies that change hands and are reactivated. My idea being that if a gr…
Editorial Vander Zalm can add substance to style
The Social Credit party in British Columbia scored a resounding vict ory in the recent provincial election, which bodes well for the province’s mining industry. Unlike his predecessor, Premier William…
Kinbauri Gold Corp. has netted $158,460 through the completion of
placement of flow- through units, subject to regulatory approval. The company plans to start drilling immediately on its properties east of the Kirkland Lake airport. It says it has also entered into …
Higher gold production a Lac highlight
With 199,057 oz of gold produced so far this year, Lac Minerals is more than two-thirds of the way in meeting its targetted gold production of 290,000 oz by year-end, excluding production from the Pag…
Capt. Consolidated to drill Mishibishu
Initial surface exploration results have been received by partners Captain Consolidated Resources and Koala Resources from their Mishibishu Lake gold project. Located west of Wawa, Ont., the property …
Montreal Exchange: Wrightbar climbs 13%
Wednesday close, Oct 29 Drilling results from its Bourlamaque property pushed Wrightbar Mines up 20 cents on the week as it traded 189,000 shares and closed at $1.70. The results came from holes pu…
Adit progressing on Skyline B.C. bet
The crosscut adit is continuing south through the Cloutier zone and has proceeded a total length of 740 ft from the portal on Skyline Explorations’ 100%-owned Reg claim group in the Iskut River area o…
Kidd Creek, ferronickel aid Falconbridge profit
After two quarters of losses, Falconbridge Ltd. reports earnings, before extraordinary items, of $5.6 million, or 9 cents a share for the three months ended Sept 30. The figure compares with earnings…
Steel markets shifting East
By the year 2000, four of the world’s 10 largest steel markets will be outside the OECD compared to seven out of 10 in 1973, according to a long-term steel forecast put out by Chase Econometrics, a su…
Dolly Varden to drill Kitsault bet
A 20,000-ft diamond drill program is planned for the Kitsault River property of Dolly Varden Minerals to test a recently outlined north-west-trending gold zone. An exploration program recently complet…