Asamera bullish on Meliadine
An additional $1.5 million will be spent on the Meliadine River gold project in the Northwest Territories this year after Asamera Minerals (TSE) received encouraging results from its 1991 program. “I …
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Montreal Exchange (January 20, 1992)
A new drilling program for the Douay gold project in Quebec’s Casa Berardi region was announced by joint venture partners Inco Ltd. and Societe d’Exploration Miniere Vior. The $850,000 campaign will t…
U.S. REPORT (January 20, 1992)
The latest update of reserves at the Alligator Ridge property owned by USMX (NASDAQ) has boosted reserves by 57% from the previous estimate in mid-1991. Proven and probable oxide reserves at the Nevad…
NEWS IN BRIEF (January 20, 1992)
The International Monetary Fund, in its latest financial statements, reports gold holdings of 3.2 million kg (more than 10 million oz.) at designated depositories, as of Oct. 31, 1991.
GOLD FUNDS (January 20, 1992)
BGR Central Net Value $8.41 $4.95 Price $7.50 $4.350 Discount 10.81% 12.1 Value $50,067,000 $73,185,705…
Unlisted Trading (January 20, 1992)
Among the active issues during the week ended Jan. 14 was White Star Copper Mines, which traded 100,000 shares in a 68-55 cents range. White Star has a deal with Falconbridge Ltd. which will see the l…
Aluminum use on rise in autos
The use of aluminum in the manufacture of automobiles is expected to increase, says the chairman of major aluminum producer Alcan Aluminum (TSE). At a press briefing in New York City, David Morton sai…
FINANCING (January 20, 1992)
Tenango Explorations Inc – 800,000 shs offered @ $1.25 per sh.
More drilling at Douay project
An $850,000 drilling campaign to test the ground between two known auriferous deposits on the Douay property in Quebec’s Casa Berardi region is under way by joint venture partners Inco (TSE) and Socie…
Noront’s drilling cuts zinc zones at Hurdman Twp.
Noront Resources (VSE) says it has pulled one of the most significant zinc intersections yet reported in the immediate area north of Falconbridge’s Kidd Creek, Ont., copper-zinc mine. Noront says one …
OBITUARY (January 20, 1992)
Noted mining engineer Philip Sydney Broadhurst died recently in Toronto. He was 79. Broadhurst graduated from Queen’s University in 1938 with a B.Sc. degree in mining engineering. After the Second Wor…
Northgate offering gets approval
Toronto-based Northgate Exploration (TSE) recently received final clearance for a previously announced rights offering. The company has set the exercise price at 80 cents or US69 cents for shareholder…