Western markets put in a mixed performance over the report period ended March 26, with the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index posting a 24.3-point gain to 1,080.55.The resource index failed to f…
The Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering at McGill University in Montreal will sponsor a 3-day course called “Geostatistics for Ore Reserve Estimation and Grade Control.”Presented by Mic…
A government support system for mining companies is bearing fruit in Southeast Australia.Exploration and mining expenditures in the state of Victoria rose to A$112.6 million in 1995 from A$96.1 millio…
A U.S. grand jury is investigating the possible manipulation of shares of Solv-Ex following a ten-fold increase in price during the past year.The probe follows an earlier investigation into the compan…
The British Columbia Securities Commission has prohibited Marino Specogna, a director of Doromin Resources (VSE), from participating in the securities market and acting as a director or officer of any…
The Hon. Paul Martin, federal minister of finance, wrote the following at the invitation of Keep Mining In Canada, a national grassroots campaign designed to increase public awareness of the importanc…
An agreement with Sominex, a company based in Zaire, gives South Atlantic Diamonds (VSE) the exclusive right to review seven diamond mining prospects in West Kasai.The company is paying Sominex US$25,…
Exploration is about to begin on the 216,000-acre Misty Lake kimberlite property in the Northwest Territories.Monopros, which can earn an initial 51% interest by spending $4.7 million over five years,…
Using two rigs, Winspear Resources (VSE) has begun a 10,000-ft. drill program on the Camsell Lake diamond joint venture in the Northwest Territories.Winspear is the operator and holds a 32% interest i…
The Toronto Stock Exchange was fractionally higher over the report period ended March 26, with the TSE 300 composite index adding 17.94 points to close at 4,985.21. Gold stocks were especially strong,…
A private placement by Asquith Resources (TSE) of 3 million special warrants has closed.Each special warrant was priced at $1 each and will be convertible into one unit consisting of one common share …
A brokered private placement of 3.7 million special warrants priced at $1.60 each has grossed $5.9 million for Getty Copper (VSE).Each special warrant is convertible into a unit, consisting of one sha…
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