Mining areas of ancient Britain
Interested in something really different? A little foray into one or two of the mining areas of Great Britain of two millennia ago might prove engrossing to a minerals man who has seen all the usual t…
News
Lacana earmarks funds for B.C. bet
Lacana Mining has confirmed its commitment to fund the balance of a $500,000 work program started last year on Huntington Resources’ Brett claims near Vernon, B.C. Approximately $360,000 was spent the…
Killick Gold seeks funds for drilling
Funds raised in a rights offering will be used by Killick Gold for a drilling program on its 18,000-acre Adams Plateau claim group near Kamloops, B.C. The company is seeking $118,000 by offering each …
Glen Auden, Ventex deal
Glen Auden Resources has signed an option deal with Ventex Energy Ltd., giving the former company the right to acquire a 50% interest in a 156-claim property near Atikokan, Ont. Glen Auden can earn th…
Lac joins Queenston
After losing Northfield Capital Corp. in the Oct 19 market debacle, Queenston Gold Mines has found a new partner to assist in developing the promising Kirkland West gold property, near Kirkland Lake, …
Coal companies want Ottawa to engineer a lower dollar (March 21, 1988)
Low-sulphur thermal coal from British Columbia, Alberta and Saskatchewan could compete in the Ontario market without government subsidies, according to members of the Coal Association of Canada (cac)….
Doran negotiates deal with Lacana
A letter of intent has been signed by Doron Explorations giving Lacana Mining an option to earn a 50% interest in the Cody Ridge silver-lead-zinc prospect near Faro, Yukon. To earn the interest, Lacan…
Noranda releases results from Grew Creek property (March 21, 1988)
More results have been released by Noranda Exploration from the Grew Creek discovery of Golden Nevada Resources 25 miles southeast of Faro, Yukon. The deposit has been tested for a strike length of ap…
Rayrock boosts earnings in ’87
Earnings of $6.9 million (69 cents per share) for 1987 were recorded by Rayrock Yellowknife Resources, compared with $2.7 million (28 cents per share), after unusual charges of $2.1 million, in 1986….
International Curator options U.S. gold bet
An option agreement with Tellis Gold Mining gives International Curator the right to earn a 50% interest in the Arica gold prospect located in Riverside Cty., Calif. To earn the interest, Internationa…
High gold values found at McAdam Res. project
Toronto-based McAdam Resources has encountered some high gold values at the Spud Valley joint venture project on Vancouver Island, B.C., the company said recently. McAdam holds a 75% interest while pa…
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