NEWS IN BRIEF (July 29, 1991)
Massif Minerals Corp. (MSF:VSE) has changed its name to World Wide Oil & Gas Inc. The new company has no further interest in mineral mining.
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EDITORIAL PAGE (July 29, 1991)
In Watson Lake, Yukon, mining is not the dirty word it seems to be in some of the more isolated ivory towers of this country. The community of 1,800 is happy to be the base for a new lead-zinc mine ex…
Redfern placement with Comstate
Vancouver-based Redfern Resources (TSE) has agreed, subject to regulatory approval, to issue 26,316 shares at $3.80 each to Calgary exploration company Comstate Resources (TSE). Redfern said it expect…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR (July 29, 1991)
As argued by Mort Brown (T.N.M., July 15/91), democracy certainly needs to be redefined. I think wistfully of the days when politicians were concerned about people and not their own pockets. There hav…
Nerco employee wins award
An employee of the Nerco Con mine was recently awarded US$5,000 by a unit of Nerco (NYSE) for his efforts in developing pressure oxidation methods for gold extraction and toxic waste treatment at the …
Iskut area roadcut reveals ore-grade massive sulphides
Project operator Adrian Resources (VSE) is reporting the discovery of massive sulphide mineralization on the Sky Creek property in the Iskut River region of northwestern British Columbia. Adrian can e…
Gold Funds (July 29, 1991)
BGR Central Net Value $9.63 $5.37 Price $8.38 $5.000 Discount 13.02% 6.9% Value $57,329,720 $84,121,500…
U.S. REPORT (July 29, 1991)
Acting upon the advice of its financial advisers, Fairbanks Gold (VSE) has entered exclusive negotiations with an unnamed major mining company for the purchase of all Fairbanks’ issued shares. Fairban…
PEOPLE (July 29, 1991)
William Meyer appointed director.
Micham returns to Switzerland
After a 4-year pause, International Micham Resources (VSE) (formerly Micham Explorations) is returning to Switzerland to investigate a gold discovery made at Val Plattas in 1987. The exploration work,…
Montreal Exchange (July 29, 1991)
Investors greeted a recent listing by Pegasus Gold with enthusiasm, trading almost 270,000 shares of the Washington-based gold miner during the week ended July 23. Pegasus, which was one of the first …
Spectrum stepout cuts 30-ft. zone with coarse gold
Assay results are expected shortly from a recent hole drilled on the Spectrum property which returned a 15-ft. interval containing coarse-grained visible gold. The current work program is being funded…