1988

Investment Comment QPX has Placer Dome’s backing

Finding a listed company that offers a combination of potential for capital gains associated with penny mining stocks and blue-chip credibility isn’t easy. Some might say it’s impossible. Other invest…


Nerco Minerals sticking with precious

Speculation that Nerco Minerals wants to get out of the precious metals business has been denied flatly by the company. A few weeks ago Nerco said it was considering the sale of interests in certain p…


Placer Dome Buys Stake In Alban Explorations

A Vancouver junior appears to have caught the eye of Placer Dome Inc. (TSE). The large gold producer recently purchased 150,000 shares of Alban Explorations Ltd. (VSE) at $1.00 per share, which Alban …


Rockford producing gold

The first revenues from gold production have been received by Rockford Minerals (TSE). The production is coming from the Barber Larder open pit near Larder Lake, Ont. Ore is being trucked to the Kerr …


Supply of platinum to world markets

Is the platinum market in oversupply or undersupply? Two reports appearing in this column earlier this year, each dealing with the supply of the precious metal to world markets, seem to contradict eac…


Cross Lake drilling to start

A drill program on the Red Cross Lake property is under way, Cross Lake Minerals (VSE) says. Funded by a $112,000 share placement with NIM Resources 1988, a flow- through fund, the program will test s…


CoCa earnings drop

Sharply lower earnings have been reported by CoCa Mines for the 6-month period ended June 30. Net income was $317,400(US) or 4 cents per share compared to a $1.7 million profit or 22 cents last year. …


Westmin, Tanqueray busy at Little Stull

Based on encouraging drill results, a follow-up 13,000-ft drill program has been ordered for the Little Stull Lake gold property shared by Westmin Resources (TSE) (53.33%), Tanqueray Resources (ASE) (…





City Resources Launches Exploration Subsidiary

By late September, City Resources (Canada) (TSE) expects to have in hand the final feasibility study for its Graham Island gold project in British Columbia. In the meantime, the Australian-backed mini…


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