Cercal drills first hole in Portugal
The first drill hole on Cercal Minerals’ (ASE) joint-venture base metal property in Portugal has been completed to a depth of 803 metres. The vertical hole, the first of eight, was drilled to test gra…
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Inco and union reach initial deal
Toronto-listed Inco and its Manitoba division have reached a tentative deal in contract talks with Local 6166 of the United Steelworkers of America. A ratification vote was scheduled for Sept. 15, det…
LAST BUT NOT LEAST — Drilling planned for Golden Quail
Drilling on the Golden Quail property in San Bernardino Cty., Calif., is to begin shortly. Joint-venture partners Golden Quail Resources and Golden Hemlock Resources (VSE) have received permits for 10…
Miramar approves Con acquisition
Directors of Miramar Mining (VSE) approved a previously announced acquisition from Red Lion Management of the Nerco Con underground gold mine. Nerco (NYSE), owner of the mine, will receive US$25 milli…
NEWS ROUNDUP — Ecudor revises Dona Lake agreement
A revision has been made to an agreement allowing Societe Miniere Ecudor (ME) to earn a 49% interest in the Dona Lake mine, near Pickle Lake, Ont. The Rouyn-Noranda, Que.-based company acquired a 9% i…
Gold City hits copper-gold at Midway
Reverse circulation drilling at the Midway project in southern British Columbia has encountered copper and gold mineralization. Three holes drilled to test a 100-ft.-wide shear zone on the Ket 28 prop…
Treminco plans winter drilling in N.W.T.
Recent field programs by the Yellowknife Greenstone Belt Syndicate have indicated the potential for large, shear-hosted gold deposits on properties near Yellowknife, N.W.T. Treminco Resources (TSE) ha…
Gulf Int’l courts Tajiks for properties
The government of Tajikistan has given Gulf International Minerals (VSE) the exclusive right to any of the hardrock projects in the former Soviet republic. The agreement, signed by the country’s presi…
Placer Dome evaluation boosts potential of Venezuelan
A resource of 4.8 million oz. gold has been outlined by Placer Dome (TSE) within one of seven mineralized areas on its 70%-owned Las Cristinas property in Venezuela. The magnitude of this partial reso…
Noranda’s zinc output declines
Forecast zinc concentrate output this year from the mines of Noranda (TSE) has been reduced by more than was previously announced. A reduction of 90,000, rather than 70,000, tonnes is now expected. Th…
COMMENTARY — Canadian presence in Nevada
The University of Nevada in Reno recently dedicated Canada Hall, a student-designed dormitory. Built to meet the needs of students in the 21st century, it is the first new dorm built in northern Nevad…
MVP Capital sells Valdez block
Toronto-listed MVP Capital Corp. has sold its 93.7% interest in Valdez Gold (ASE) to an investor group for $160,000. This latest disposition by MVP follows on the heels of other transactions. For exam…