Quebec juniors conclude Auclair joint venture
Silver Century Explorations, an affiliate of Agnico-Eagle Mines (TSE), has concluded an option agreement with two Quebec-based juniors, Explorations Diabior (TSE) and Virginia Gold Mines (ME).The agre…
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Patrician forms joint venture
Details of a proposed joint- venture agreement between South African gold-producer JCI and Patrician Gold (ASE) on three of Patrician’s Tanzanian properties have become available.JCI has the option to…
Mill City and MacDonald assess Golden Hill project
An initial drilling program is under way at the Golden Hill project, situated within the 2,000-sq.-km Florencia-Jobabo concession near Camaguey, Cuba.Partners Mill City Gold Mining (VSE) and MacDonald…
Permits awaited for Huckleberry
New Canamin Resources (TSE) has applied for a mine development certificate for its Huckleberry project near Smithers, B.C. The company expects to receive the certificate in late August or early Septem…
Drilling completed at Humbug play
A 90-hole, reverse-circulation drill program totalling 36,000 ft. has been completed at the Humbug gold property in Lemhi Cty., Idaho.International Gold Resources (IGR) confirms the property has a geo…
Miramar’s Con mine on track
Production at the Con gold mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T., is expected to meet this year’s target of 130,000 oz. plus.The underground mine, owned by Miramar Mining (TSE), cranked out 28,117 oz. in the fi…
Geomaque Explorations set to buy San Francisco gold royalty
Financing for the previously announced purchase of a 50% back-in option and a buy-back of a 3% royalty interest on the San Francisco gold property has been arranged by Geomaque Explorations (TSE).Geom…
Placer Dome increases Equity offer
Parent company Placer Dome (TSE) has raised its offer for all the shares of Equity Silver Mines (TSE) that it does not already own.The major is offering to buy the minority shares for 85 cents, up fro…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Scams in cyberspace
Those of us who are still pedestrians on the “information highway” — novices struggling to get a handle on the most basic and popular service: electronic (or “E”) mail — might be surprised to learn …
Goldbelt Resources lands two other Kazakh projects
An agreement with a Kazakh company gives Goldbelt Resources (VSE) the right to acquire a 60% interest in each of the Abyz and Progress deposits, situated 250 km east-southeast of Karaganda in central …
Correction (June 05, 1995)
A recent story (T.N.M. May 29/95) featuring Hillsborough Resources (TSE) incorrectly reported that thermal coal prices averaged $41 to $42 per ton over the past three years and that 1995 prices are ex…
Meetings (June 05, 1995)
MEETINGSJune 12, AG Armeno Mines — annual, generalJune 12, Arauco — annualJune 12, Fort Point — general, extraordinaryJune 12, Golden Dividend — annual, generalJune 12, June — annual, generalJune…