CIM luncheon
Joseph Mazur will be the guest speaker at a luncheon Sept. 26 hosted by the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. Mazur is vice-president of administration and communicati…
News
Audrey, Minnova reach agreement on Mobrun
Having reached a new agreement, Audrey Resources (TSE) and partner Minnova (TSE) are set to commence further exploration and development work at the Mobrun polymetallic mine near Rouyn-Noranda, Que. S…
Drilling to start at AOK claims of Takla Star
An initial 9,000-ft. drilling program by Takla Star Resources (ASE) is about to begin on the company’s AOK gold-copper property located about eight miles southwest of Placer Dome’s Mt. Milligan gold-c…
TSE Short Positions (September 16, 1991)
Semi-monthly reports as of August 31, showed 21,859,304 shares of 574 issues compared with 22,502,355 shares of 583 issues on August 15. Larger individual positions included: Amer. Barrick 187,000, do…
OBITUARY (September 16, 1991)
A longtime member of the Canadian mining community, Denis Bridger, ACSM, PEng, died recently at White Rock, B.C. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1922, Bridger’s mining career began in Africa wh…
Adrian plans to drill Sky Creek
A drilling program is planned by Adrian Resources (VSE) to further test a recently discovered zone of massive sulphide mineralization on the Sky Creek property held under option from Skyline Gold (TSE…
U.S. REPORT (September 16, 1991)
Westland Minerals Exploration, a subsidiary of New York-based DRX Inc. (NASDAQ), has found a partner to replace Glamis Gold (TSE) at its Commonwealth gold project in Arizona. Located in Cochise Cty., …
New Canamin in search for copper
With the recent acquisition of interests in two porphyry copper properties, New Canamin Resources (VSE) has joined the search for the next copper mine in British Columbia. The company recently signed …
Micham has new Swiss partner
As of October, 1990, International Micham Resources (VSE) has been exploring the Disentis property in Switzerland under an 80-20% joint- venture agreement with Swiss Gold Partnership. Swiss Gold was a…
On the Level (September 16, 1991)
It just gets sillier and sillier — and closer to home. I’m referring to costly hurdles being thrown at mining developments by aboriginal groups. I recently wrote about a situation in Australia where …
Montreal Exchange (September 16, 1991)
Indices in declineBoth the market portfolio and mining and minerals index took it on the chin during the week ended Sept. 10, with the former off by 21.7 points and the latter down by 27.3 points. Dai…
Nevada Goldfields buys claims it had been leasing for mining
Consolidated Nevada Goldfields (TSE) has purchased several mining properties in the Aurora mining district of Nevada for $1.2 million. The Colorado-based junior had been leasing the claims, which incl…