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Wkay Resources (WKA:VSE) has changed its transfer agent to Montreal Trust Co.

A former coal miner regarded by the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s oldest man recently died in Wales at the age of 112. John Evans, whose birth certificate recorded an Aug. 19, 1877, birth da…

Field work is about to begin on the Takla-Rainbow property, north of Fort St. James, B.C., one of several properties that will be explored by Eastfield Resources (VSE) this season. The Vancouver-based…

To gain time to reorganize, Quintette Coal has obtained a court restraining order keeping third parties from taking action against the company for a period of six months. President Paul Kostuik noted …

Wage increases for South Africa’s black miners, due to take effect on the first of July, will result in even higher production costs for gold mines already among the world’s most expensive. The Nation…

N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (HG) (in US cents per lb.) June 115.60 114.40 114.60 + 2.10 July 115.30 112.80 113.00 + 2.40 Aug 112.00 112.00 111.60 + 2.00 SILVER (in US c…

A shareholders’ committee representing over 50% of the issued shares of Seven Mile High Group (VSE) recently launched a public campaign to remove most of the company’s management team. Seven Mile is a…

Babu Gajaria elected president succeeding A.L. Hellans who resigned; K. Sethuraman, vice-president succeeding M. Graham who resigned. Bernie Kahlert appointed a director.

Toronto-based Craibbe-Fletcher Gold Mines (COATS), a subsidiary of Placer Dome (TSE), is planning an underground exploration program on its property adjacent to Placer’s Campbell mine near Red Lake, O…

Recently completing drilling programs on two chromite properties in Quebec’s Eastern Twps. was Canchrome Mines. On the Reed Belanger property, 22 holes representing 6,425 metres were drilled. The comp…

MVP BGR Central Capital Net value $10.25 $5.51 $0.34 Price $9.375 $5.500 $0.22 Discount %8.54% %0.2% 35.3% Value $61,003,613 $92,533,650 N/A…

More Canadian exploration companies are looking beyond North America for exploitable mineral deposits. Many are finding the number of accessible areas in Canada and the U.S. dwindling while the costs …