Villeneuve gets Sturgeon option
Villeneuve Resources has signed an optioned agreement giving the company the right to earn a 100% interest in 93 claims near Sturgeon Lake in northwestern Ontario. Located near the former producing St…
1987
Work starting soon on White-Guyat bet
Work on the first stage of a phase- two exploration program is expected to start shortly on the property of White-Guyat Mining in Munro Twp., north of Kirkland Lake, Ont. President John White says the…
Ottawa changes 1947 Act affecting Hudson Bay M/S
Amendments have been made to a 40-year-old federal Act governing health and safety rules affecting the operations of Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting in the Flin Flon mineral area of Manitoba and Saskat…
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (December 28, 1987)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Dec 131.95 125.00 127.00 + 6.40 Jan 123.50 123.50 123.50 + 7.90 Mar …
Corona gold loan
A gold loan of 106,000 oz has allowed International Corona Resources to pay off its share (50%) of the financing for the producing David Bell gold mine at Hemlo in northern Ontario. Corona sold the go…
Pioneer Metals commissions mill
VANCOUVER — Following an amazingly short construction period of 35 weeks, Pioneer Metals is commissioning the mill at its Puffy Lake gold project in northwestern Manitoba. As anticipated, the first d…
Viceroy to start gold production next summer
With major permits granted and financing arranged, Viceroy Resources expects to begin production at its Castle Mountain heap leach gold property in San Bernardino Cty., Calif., by next summer. The $11…
Pamour parent gaining new Australian owners
The Australian parent of Pamour Inc. is gaining new controlling shareholders. Giant Resources, which in addition to Australia and Canada operates in New Zealand and South America, and which controls P…
Western makes $92-million bid for Nova Scotia gold producer
Terry Coughlan has accomplished what most in the industry only dr eam of. Over the past seven years he has built the largest single portfolio of gold properties in Nova Scotia under the banner of Seab…
Sandhurst gets interest in Cdn.-United Minerals
Australian- based Sandhurst Mining N.L, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Levelscope Ltd., has agreed to purchase 19.9% of the outstanding shares of Canadian-United Minerals. The company will spend…
Western Mng. bids for Grandview Res.
VANCOUVER — Subject to shareholders and regulatory body approvals, Western Mining Corp., through its wholly-owned subsidiary wmc (bc) will take control of Grandview Resources. The Australian mining g…
Louvem, partners completing drilling at Courvan bet
Encouraged by a drilling campaign just concluding on the Courvan gold property near Val d’Or, Que., are partners Louvem Mines (52%), Courvan Mining (45%) and Aabarock Mining Resources (3%). The curren…