Rosebud maintains high profile in Nevada
Exploration in Nevada remains active, primarily because a number of established mining companies are continuing to explore ground held near existing mine operations. One of the higher-profile explorat…
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Platinum hit by GM cutbacks
Platinum tumbled on the New York Mercantile Exchange in late 1991 after General Motors announced that it intends to shut down 21 of its North American automotive plants. Expectations that the GM closu…
Gold analysts bullish despite weak price to begin 1992
Gold began the New Year on a bearish note, shedding US$2 to US$350.50 on reports that Russia will end the state monopoly on mining and open up ground for prospecting. The newly founded republic says i…
Acabit drilling
Initial drilling results from the Pascalis property in northwestern Quebec of Acabit Exploration (ME) returned, over a 4-ft. intersection, 2 ft. of 4.7 oz. gold per ton, 1 ft. of 0.04 oz. and 1 ft. of…
Viceroy hits new zone while mining about to start up
A new zone of high-grade gold mineralization was intersected by recent drilling on the Castle Mountain project 65 miles south of Las Vegas, Nev., in San Bernardino Cty., Calif. Viceroy Resources (TSE)…
Activity in Alaska’s Juneau gold belt
Alaska was also active this year, with considerable activity focused on the Juneau gold belt where a number of mine projects are being developed toward production. A unit of Cominco (TSE) continued ex…
NEWS IN BRIEF (January 13, 1992)
Arthurian Resources Ltd. (ATU:VSE) has changed its name to Pacific Copperfields Inc. (PCF:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.
Eastern samples Newfoundland prospect
Grab samples taken during field work this year at the Long Island property in Newfoundland returned values of 0.05-0.06 oz. gold per ton, Eastern Goldfields (CDN) reports. The company says follow-up w…
On the level (January 13, 1992)
Before closing the books on 1991, there are still a few comments from readers that I’ve failed to address, including the following letter from Westmin Resources’ project geologist Paul Lhotka, Ph.D. “…
Asarco drops Taseko property
After funding over $1 million of exploration over the past two years, a unit of Asarco (NYSE) recently dropped its option to earn 60% of the Taseko copper-gold property west of Clinton, B.C. Westpine …
B.C. appeals Cream Silver decision
The government of British Columbia is appealing the decision of the province’s Supreme Court which ruled late last year that Cream Silver Mines (VSE) is entitled to compensation for the expropriation …
Melinga, Comaplex plan summer work
The first phase of exploration on a 1,000-square-mile property in Griffin Lake-Cullaton Lake area of the Northwest Territories, 360 miles northeast of Stoney Rapids, Sask., is scheduled to get under w…