VSM, Onitap deal
VSM Exploration (ME) has signed an option agreement with Onitap Resources (TSE) which gives VSM the right to earn a 50% interest in Onitap’s 118-claim property in Tonnancourt and Josselin twps., Que. …
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Obituraries Dick Murray
Dick Murray, P.Eng., a district engineer of mines for Ontario for many years, died in Kenora, Ont., Nov 20. Murray joined the Ontario Department of Mines in 1955. For more than 22 years he carried out…
North America’s richest goldfield keeps getting richer.
In August, Denver-based Newmont Gold pulled an intersection of 350 ft of 0.768 oz gold per ton from its Deep Star property along Nevada’s Carlin trend (N.M., Aug 21/89). Newmont, a 90% owned subsidiar…
Insider Trading Rayrock President misses out on Greenland action
Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (TSE) President David Crombie missed an opportunity recently to take advantage of the hype surrounding Platinova Resources’ (TSE) Greenland gold joint venture with Corona…
Golden Star gives not to Mahdia gold project
Golden Star Resources (TSE) has decided to advance its Mahdia gold property in Ghana to the production stage. At full production, the Mahdia placer mining operation would be capable of producing 60,00…
Malartic options key property between Doyon, Bousquet mines
Malartic Hygrade Gold Mines (VSE) has acquired an option to purchase the Ellison gold property from a private company. The Ellison claims are wedged between the Doyon and Bousquet gold mines in Quebec…
Montreal Exchange Market indices off
The market indices headed lower for the week ended Dec 19, although daily trading volumes, ranging between 6.9 million and 9.1 million shares, picked up in strength. The market portfolio dropped almos…
Copper benefitting from low inventories
In assessing today’s markets for the various base metals, an important factor is inventory size. More than a few observers have pointed out how inventories over-all have remained low for the major met…
Metal Prices PRODUCER PRICES (December 25, 1989)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. Market US73.00 cents – 74.75 cents per lb. (Dec 14, 1989). ANTIMONY: New York dealer US81 cents -84 cents per lb. (Nov 30, 1989). BISMUTH: New York dealer $4.40-$4.50(US) per lb. (D…
McAvity still bullish on gold as Biron Bay connection shows (December 25, 1989)
Gold guru turned mine financier Ian McAvity is hoping that the recent upswing in the price of gold will revive his reputation as the man with the Midas touch. As president of Toronto-based mining fina…
Spirit Lake hole intersects 12 oz gold values across 10 ft
A 7-hole infill drill program completed by Spirit Lake Explorations (ME) has returned a high-grading intersection from the company’s Edwards gold property northeast of Wawa, Ont. Hole 101 intersected …
Lawsuit takes centre stage at Ontex meeting
Ontex Resources (TSE) didn’t have much good news to report to its shareholders at the company’s annual meeting in Toronto this month. The junior company is cash- strapped and entangled in a 4-year- lo…