Total Erickson adds to Getty shareholding
Total Erickson Resources has acquired 250,000 shares of Getty Resources in a private transaction. That increases Erickson’s interest in Getty to 1,089,300 shares or about 11.6% of Getty’s outstanding …
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Neptune test successful, Colomac moving ahead
It gets colder in the Northwest Territories, a lot colder, but at least the test was done under freezing conditions. For 35 days in October and November, Neptune Resources test-leached 1,500 tons of o…
Editorial Resource financing needs a new policy
We’ve learned over the years that the wheels of justice turn slowly, and that includes Canada’s quasi-judicial securities commissions. On balance, it is probably best that they err on the side of deli…
Barrick, Independent
An option agreement has been signed by American Barrick Resources and Independent Mining Corp. The deal gives Barrick the right to earn a 100% interest in Independent’s 9-claim gold prospect in Harker…
Letters to the Editor (December 14, 1987)
I would like to know if you could settle a dispute a friend and I have had concerning gold prices in the last 100 years. My friend says that gold has never been down near the $20 an ounce mark. I say …
Editorial Gold save us all
Boring, are we? Where does Britain’s Economist magazine get off calling Canada “irredeemably boring?” It came to that unforgivable assessment recently in a research report titled The World in 1988. T…
Alberta Stock Exchange Argus is prominent
In recent weeks, Argus Resources has figured prominently as investors respond enthusiastically to its massive sulphide discovery near Contwoyto Lake in the Northwest Territories. While the project is …
Supreme Court defers decision on Lac-Corona
A decision on whether to grant Lac Minerals the right to appeal earlier court rulings awarding ownership of the Williams gold mine in the Hemlo area of northern Ontario to International Corona Resourc…
Royex, Galveston deal
Another paper shuffle within the Royex Gold Mining group has resulted in a 13.36% interest in Royex Gold being sold to Galveston Resources. Consideration for the deal is Galveston’s 1.13 million PezCo…
Vassan encouraged by drill results
Exciting preliminary drilling results have been reported by Vassan Inc. from 14 holes at the company’s Vassan gold property located near Val d’Or, Que., north of the old Siscoe mine. Among the better …
Golden Sitka takes over Alaska gold project
Funds raised in a public offering will be used by Golden Sitka Resources for a $2 million(US) exploration and development program on its Chichagof and Hirst mine properties located 50 miles west of Si…
Chelsea’s Spotted Horse profitable in past month
The high grade gold mining operation of Chelsea Resources near Lewistown, Mont., has started to turn a profit, according to Fernando Nuflo-Moya, chairman. He confirms that “since the second week of No…