Income from Barrick down, Horsham says
Due to the dilution of its ownership position in American Barrick Resources (TSE) of Toronto, The Horsham Corp.’s (TSE) share in the gold producer’s income declined this year. Horsham reported first q…
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Gold City producing gold at Indian River placer bet
After brief delay, gold production is under way at Gold City Resources’ (ASE) placer operation at Indian River, Yukon, the company said recently. Thought to contain about two million oz of fine gold, …
Gold not the only mineral being sought in Madoc camp
Ontario’s oldest gold camp — the Madoc area in the eastern part of the province — is still the site of exploration activity, although other minerals are being sought in addition to gold. One of the …
Pegasus, CoCa merger ends in disagreement
A proposed merger between Pegasus Gold (TSE) and CoCa Mines (NASDAQ) has collapsed because the “two companies were unable to agree on certain provisions relating to management of the merged company,” …
Silverado mine profit
An operating profit was generated by the Grant gold mine, owned 100% by Silverado Mines Ltd. (VSE). Located in Alaska, the Grant mine produced 856 oz of gold in April which resulted in an operating pr…
Freeport options Texada property
The gold potential on Texada Island, 50 miles northwest of Vancouver, has attracted Freeport-McMoRan Gold (NYSE) which recently optioned property from Vananda Gold (VSE). The option agreement involves…
Canadian, U.S. mining share goal
From a speech by federal mines minister Gerald Merrithew at the 1988 Minerals Policy Outlook Conference. The mining industries in Canada and the United States have many similarities. Both industries p…
Placer Dome subsidiary to build mill at Papau New Guinea mine
A Placer Dome (TSE) subsidiary plans to establish a 8,000-tonne- per-day mine and mill complex at its one-third owned Porgera gold deposit in Papua New Guinea at a cost of more than a billion dollars….
Lower quarterly profit reported by Louvem
A gross profit of $108,000 and a net profit of $65,000 were recorded by Louvem Mines (TSE) during the first quarter of this year, compared with a gross profit of $1.5 million and a net profit of $322,…
Huntington shakes VSE
What has been described as a “barn burner” of a drill hole yielded spectacular gold values at Huntington Resources’ (VSE) Brett property west of Vernon, B.C. The intersection that may have jolted th…
San Paulo share sale
Subject to a July 15 closing, San Paulo Explorations (ASE) has entered into an agreement to sell, on a private basis, one million shares in the capital stock of the company at $1 per share with warran…
Cassiar negoitating to buy copper mine from Newmont Mines
At press time The Northern Miner learned that Cassiar Mining (TSE) was negotiating the purchase of Newmont Mines’ Similkameen Copper operation near Princeton, B.C. The move by Cassiar appears to be an…