1988

I am writing to request some information on a company called Sunburst Exploration. When I last heard from them, they were involved with Soquem and Sullivan Mines in a joint venture property at Rouyn-N…

Nickel, the metal which no one wanted during most of the 1980s, can’t be had today. As a result, several records were set as the nickel price rally, which started at the beginning of the year, explode…

Onitap Resources has optioned a 37-claim property near Goldboro, N.S. The property covers four old shafts which were used to access several gold veins in slate beds years ago. The property is near the…

An 8-hole drill program financed by Canamax Resources on a property held under option from Glimmer Resources, has failed to intersect any significant gold mineralization, Glimmer says. Located in Barn…

Demand for nickel in a period of tight supply is driving the price of the base metal sky-high. The spot price for nickel on the London Metal Exchange (lme) had risen to the $8.70(US)-per-lb range at p…

Mishibishu. It’s a strange sounding name but one likely to become increasingly familiar to our readers in the months and years ahead. The recent announcement that the Mishibishu joint venture group (5…

A new gold zone has been uncovered by Ego Resources of Toronto on its Goudreau gold property near Wawa, Ont., the company reports. To date, 26 holes have intersected a gold-bearing shear zone which ha…

Partners Skylark Resources and Pic Prospectors International say deep drilling will not begin at the Pan property at Carlin, Nev., until mid-April. The program was originally scheduled to begin this m…

Vancouver-based Cornucopia Resources is embarking on a joint venture with Centurion Mines of Salt Lake City, Utah, at the West Tintic mining district in central Utah, Cornucopia announced recently. Lo…

Stock brokers see their job as one of bringing together buyers and sellers of securities for their mutual benefit. For their services, brokers have traditionally received a handsome fee. But times a…

A junior mining firm incorporated in 1985, Exploration Vent d’Or (Gold Wind Exploration) of Val d’Or, Que., was recently listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange (symbol von). The company was origi…

Saskatchewan Mining Association — K. J. Cahoon elected president at the annual general meeting held in Saskatoon recently.