INSIDER TRADING — Vengold officers sell shares
Two officers of Venezuelan Goldfields (VSE) sold shares in November. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, officer and director Glenn Ives exercised 25,000 options at 50 cents…
1994
Toronto Stock Exchange Indices (January 17, 1994)
— Week — Jan 11 Jan 10 Jan 7 Jan 6 Jan 5 High Low Composite”300″ 4447.43 4453.21 4420.66 4425.43 4401.08 4456.31 4286.54 Metals&Minerals 3605.15 3666.79 3628.37 3619.51 3594.26 3666.79 3495.59 Integ…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST….Icon acquires Quebec zinc play
Junior Icon Resources (ASE) has agreed to acquire a 51% interest in the Hemmingford zinc property. The property, 35 miles south of Montreal, contains several geochemical zinc anomalies and has good po…
PEOPLE — GIANT BAY RESOURCES
Lee Tiong-Hock appointed director.
Caribgold commences work on pair of Cuban projects
Exploration and sampling are under way on Caribgold Resources’ (CDN) Santa Clara and Sierra Maestra properties in Cuba. Numerous samples from various showings are being processed and a drill program t…
Final feasibility for Fachinal expected by May
By May, Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) expects to have a final feasibility study in hand for its Fachinal gold-silver project in southern Chile. The company bought Fachinal and six other Chilean precious …
Valdez acquires more Mexican claims (January 17, 1994)
Minera Valdez Gold S.A. de C.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Valdez Gold (ASE), has staked additional ground in Sonora state, Mexico. The 177-sq.-mile property, known as Marisa, adjoins the company’s…
Golden Rule and Manson Creek restructure 1-m-unit financing
A previously announced financing deal between Manson Creek Resources (TSE) and Golden Rule Resources (TSE) has been restructured. Under the current deal, Golden Rule will subscribe to one million unit…
Cadington Resources changes course of business
Cadington Resources (CDN) is hanging up its pick axe to become an industrial and investment holding company. It plans to acquire or merge with businesses which have substantial cash flows and/or under…
Hall of Fame inducts nine members at gala ceremony
Nine new members were inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame at a dinner and awards ceremony at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. About 450 people attended the sixth annual banquet. Guests incl…
Pacific Metals options Mt. McKendrick gold play
Alberta-listed Pacific Metals has reached an agreement with Habsburg Resources (VSE) to earn a 49% interest in the Mount McKendrick gold showing near Smithers, B.C. The property consists of seven clai…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Engineering some respect
Except for the period of the Industrial Revolution, mining through the ages has seldom been in the good books of society as a whole. The Roman poet Ovid around the time of Christ wrote of those “wicke…