Investor interest in shares of Timmins Nickel (TSE) recently drove the issue to a high for the year of $1.38 compared with its low of 42 cents. President Stephen McIntyre attributed the share activity…
Activity on the Vancouver Stock Exchange remained lacklustre over the week ended July 23 with daily volume relatively quiet at the 14-million-share level. The release of assays results from a number o…
If there was a market for used mine shafts, Canada would surely be one of the world’s principal suppliers. About 95% of the shafts would be rectangular with most of the remainder square. The term “squ…
Contributions from American Mining Congress (AMC) member companies toward renovation of the geology, gems and minerals hall of the Smithsonian Institute’s National Museum of Natural History in Washing…
Mining may not be welcome in some parts of Canada these days, but this doesn’t appear to be the case in and around Watson Lake, Yukon, where partners Curragh Resources (TSE) and Hillsborough Resources…
A grant of $40,000 has been awarded by Energy, Mines and Resources Canada to the 1989 Canadian Engineering Memorial Foundation for scholarships for women engineering students. According to the federal…
Homestake Mining (NYSE) has contributed an additional $675,000 to its 82.8% owned subsidiary North American Metals (VSE). Homestake has also agreed to defer North American’s remaining 1991 gold delive…
The latest underground drilling at the Paymaster gold project near Timmins, Ont., has returned mixed results for partners American Reserve Mining (ME) and Placer Dome (TSE). Hole 6035 hit a short mine…
Minorca Resources (VSE) has picked up the downdip extension of the A zone at the Nicobi Lake copper-nickel property in northern Quebec. Drilling 82 ft. north of hole 2, Minorca intersected strong mine…
News about Van Ollie Explorations’ plan to further explore its McMurray Twp. gold property near Wawa, Ont., has spurred active trading in recent weeks. In a low-high range of 15-23 cents, 965,450 shar…
As drillers moved on to its 133-claim property in La Gauchetierre Twp., Que., during the week ended July 16, Kingswood Explorations bounced up five cents to 18 cents. Noranda, earning a 75% interest i…
The Castle Mountain gold project is on schedule and on budget, with owner Viceroy Resources (TSE) anticipating startup as planned in January, 1992. It’s been a long haul for the Vancouver-based junior…
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