Gunnar options claims from Honcho, Baden
Gunnar Gold has optioned 30 claims controlled by Honcho Gold Mines and Baden Explorations. The claims are located in Orvilliers and Montgolfier twps., in the Casa Berardi area of northwestern Quebec. …
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Beaver Dam mine will be very profitable, study says
If knowing exactly what the challenges will be to make a mining venture a profitable one is half the battle, then managers and shareholders of Seabright Resources Inc. are half way to bringing Nova Sc…
Reserves calculated at Augmitto play
A preliminary reserve calculation for the Parbec property concludes that the ground has possible drill- indicated reserves of 600,000 tons grading 0.19 oz gold per ton. The zone’s average width is 6.2…
Treminco finds visible gold at N.W.T. bet
Visible gold has been noted in drill core from Treminco Resources’ Gab property in the Northwest Territories. The company recently completed a 2,500-ft drill program in the A zone which followed a gen…
Zahavy, Getty start $7.8 million program
A $7.8 million 2-phase exploration program has started on Zahavy Mines’ and Getty Resources’ Favourable Lake gold property north of Red Lake, Ont. The work will include surface exploration of nine vei…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Nor-Con leads the pack in volume
Nor-Con Exploration was the volume leader over the report period with a turnover of 1,502,200 shares for a 4 cents gain to 11 cents . The company has a wollastonite property in California, and intere…
Alberta Stock Exchange Edaton makes gain
An industrial mineral producer, Ekaton Energy, outshone the gold issues by surging 50 cents to $1.65. The company, which operates a kaolin property near Wood Mountain, Sask., is also testing the prop…
Queries Nordore Mining is long gone
I would appreciate any information on Nordore Mining. Is the company associated with Nor-Quest Resources? M. R. Saskatoon, Sask. We spoke with Nor-Quest Resources secretary treasurer, Don Burchill, wh…
Nortek invetsing in mining properties
Nortek Minerals, a subsidiary of Nortek Energy, has acquired interests in several mineral projects. These include a property near Kirkland Lake, Ont., and a placer gold play in Ecuador, South America….
Editorial Mining Tax Act a big step ahead
The following guest editorial was written by Patrick Reid, executi ve director of the Ontario Mining Association, and concerns a bill to amend Ontario’s Mining Tax Act. Just days ago, the Ontario legi…
CanAmerica seeking B.C. gold interest
CanAmerica Precious Metals says it has an option-joint venture agreement with Golden Rule Resources under which CanAmerica can acquire a 50% interest in Golden Rule’s Eldorado Mountain property in sou…
Record gold production a Northgate tradition
In what seems to have become a tradition, Northgate Exploration has ended the year by setting yet another record for gold production. Output from the company’s two Chibougamau, Que., gold-copper mines…