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Letters to the Editor (August 22, 1988)

In reference to your editorial, Corporate Giving Not Just A Frill, May 1988, the Vancouver Art Gallery would like to acknowledge the generous support from three very prominent mining companies: Placer…


Queries Fort Knox’s gold mining ambitions on hold

Could you please let me know what is happening with a company called Fort Knox Minerals. The company trades on the Vancouver Stock Exchange and its interests include the Eagle Bird mine in California’…


Golden Sitka busy at Chichagof

Old mines have a habit of coming back to life and the Chichagof mine property 50 miles northwest may prove to be an example of that adage. The property is owned by Golden Sitka Resources (VSE) a Vanco…


Noranda buys 11.7% stake in Falconbridge

After being outfoxed in its bid to buy a control block of Falconbridge Ltd. (TSE) shares from Placer- Dome Inc. (TSE), Noranda Inc. (TSE) has quietly gone to the open market and emerged as Falconbridg…


Books (August 22, 1988)

The Gold Hunter’s Guide to Nova Scotia by Tony Bishop. Author discusses where to find gold in Nova Scotia, how to stake a claim, prospect and pan. Finer details include mining law, equipment needed, h…


Montreal Exchange Orex gains ground

A quiet week on the Montreal Exchange saw most resource issues lose ground with junior issues suffering the most from the lack of interest in the market. An indication of the weaker interest in junior…



Nerco celebrates Con mine’s 50th

Nerco Minerals recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its Con mine at Yellowknife. Mine officials and local residents marked the occasion at the Robertson headframe, the tallest structure in the …


Books in Review OGS publishes new book on gold

An 8-year study by the Ontario Geological Survey has culminated in publication of a new book about gold, titled Archean Lode Gold Deposits in Ontario. Underlining the importance of the book’s subject …


Alberta Stock Exchange Aug 17 Noble Peak moves up

Some good assay results from the Turquetil property in the Northwest Territories made Noble Peak Resources a standout on an otherwise lacklustre trading session. The Noble Peak issue gained 25 cents …


New discovery for new issue

Drilling should begin in September on a new gold discovery near Lac La Hache, B.C. Trenching on the Miracle Claims, 28 km north of the town, held by newly-listed G.W.R. Resources of Vancouver, has ret…


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