Ownership of the Selbaie zinc-copper mine in northwestern Quebec may soon be in the hands of Billiton Metals Canada, hinted President Andrew Flett at a recent luncheon gathering hosted by the Toronto …
Gold reversed a promising uptrend during the week ended Oct. 29, dipping back below the US$360-per-oz. level to settle at US$357. Trading activity on the VSE remained relatively quiet, but both the re…
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date Oct 29 Oct 28 Oct 25 Oct 24 Oct 23 Copper 1384-1385 1386-1387 1374-1375 1383-1385 13…
Oklahoma oilman George Kaiser struck a bargain when he secured control of Toronto-based palladium-platinum explorer Madeleine Mines (TSE). According to the Ontario Securities Commission OSC Bulletin, …
Colorado-based USMX (NASDAQ) recently granted Placer Dome (TSE) the right to explore and to purchase two separate blocks of ground in White Pine Cty., Nev. The blocks make up a small portion of USMX’s…
Four local mining groups have teamed up to form a new company directed exclusively at finding mineral deposits in Latin America, with Southern Chile being the primary exploration target. The venture i…
Toronto-based Curragh Resources (TSE) is negotiating to sell its 20.8% interest in Spanish smelting company Asturiana De Zinc SA, says Chairman Clifford Frame. Under a proposed agreement, the Spanish …
Further work on Fort Knox Gold Resources’ (TSE) claims in Fawcett Twp., Ont., will get under way as soon as financing is complete, says Wayne Whymark, vice-president of exploration. “I am quite confid…
A study by Fluor Daniel Wright Engineers has confirmed previous estimates made by Chase Resources (VSE) on the Taysan copper project in the Philippines. Chase has an option to purchase a 59.9% interes…
Recent work by Fortune Minerals (CDN) on its Robin claims in the Russell Lake area of the Northwest Territories has returned encouraging results. A batch of 10 grab samples taken along the southern ex…
A recent exploration program has identified a new gold zone and new geochemical anomalies which partners Hemlo Gold (TSE) and Loki Gold (VSE) believe could increase the reserve potential of the Brewer…
A borehole designed to test the Wanapitei anomaly northeast of Sudbury, Ont., has reached its target depth of 1,500 metres without hitting any economic mineralization, says Paul Severin, manager of ex…
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