Golconda acquires third Oregon bet
An agreement has been signed between Calgary-based Golconda Resources (ASE) and Manville Sales whereby Golconda can acquire the Meadow Lake gold property in eastern Oregon. Manville Sales is a unit of…
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Insider Trading Geddes Chairman sells shares as Windy Craggy
Geddes Resources’ (TSE) Chairman Geddes Webster recently took advantage of some of the speculation surrounding the company’s Windy Craggy copper project in northern British Columbia. After exercising …
Shasta mining in the Toodogone area
Mining began late last year at a rate of 1,000 tons per day at the Shasta gold-silver property, owned by International Shasta Resources (VSE), in British Columbia’s Toodogone area. A reserve of 115,00…
Queries Canadian Pandora defunct
In 1934, I bought 700 shares in Canadian Pandora Gold Mines. I also own certificates for 1,000 shares in Clearwater Mines and Earlcrest Resources, purchased in 1969. Can you tell me anything about the…
Skyrocket seeks injunction through Securities Commission
Skyrocket indicates that it will seek a hearing by the British Columbia Securities Commission in an effort to get an injunction on the trading halt of the company. On Jan. 8, the application for monet…
Alberta Stock Exchange Kingswood big trader
As drill rigs are already up and running across the continent, after the Christmas break, it is hardly surprising that some of the junior mining issues were among the volume leaders. For the week ende…
Robinson litigation is settled
Now that the Robinson gold mine litigation is officially settled, Alta Gold (NASDAQ) and partner Echo Bay Mines (TSE) expect to produce about 115,000 oz. gold at Robinson in 1990. Kennecott recently g…
Mexican Hat high grade
Several high-grading intersections have been drilled by Placer Dome (TSE) on the Mexican Hat gold property held under option from Oneida Resources (VSE). Placer’s drilling in hole 54 cut a 40-ft. sect…
Mine reclamation
L.R. Hossner’s Reclamation of Surface-Mined Lands, a 2-volume set, provides information on restoring surface-mined lands to a productive and aesthetically acceptable form. It addresses the primary pro…
B.C. prospecting course offered
Cowichan Lake, Vancouver Island, will once again be the scenic setting for the advanced prospecting course offered by the British Columbia Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources. The 14th a…
Placer Dome adopts shareholders rights plan
A “poison pill” shareholders’ rights plan has been adopted by the board of Placer Dome (TSE) to block possible hostile takeovers that do not treat all shareholders equally and fairly. Fraser Fell, cha…
Toronto Stock Exchange Fall below $400, weak gold prices spark
The deteriorating gold situation gained steam today, Jan. 3, as bullion prices collapsed below the critical US$400-mark to US$395 per oz. on the second London fix. After reaching a high of $418 just w…