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Sonora to produce in ’88

Gold production is expected to total 90,000 oz at Sonora Gold Corp.’s Jamestown operation in California this year. The mine, which is operating at 6,000 tons per day, is producing 7,500 oz of gold per…


Placer Dome farms out QR deposit to junior

Eleven years ago a significant gold discovery was made near Quesnel, B.C., which later became known as the QR deposit. Dome Exploration, which has since been absorbed into Placer Dome (TSE), evaluated…


Orofino makes good progress at Jackson-Manion Swayze

Toronto-based Orofino Resources (TSE) is making signficant progress on a couple of gold properties in north and northwestern Ontario, the company said recently. An 18-hole drill program at Orofino’s J…


NLX Res. acquiring Sandy K. property

An agreement has been worked out between NLX Resources (TSE) and Sandy K. Mines, a private company, whereby NLX will acquire 100% of the issued and outstanding shares of the latter in return for 6.7 m…


Gold reserves double since ’81

Canadian gold reserves — the gold content of proven and probable ore in all operating mines and deposits committed for production — have doubled since 1981 according to Energy, Mines and Resources, …






Kam-Kotia purchases

Kam-Kotia Mines (TSE) has acquired an additional 159,000 Class B shares of Dickenson Mines (TSE) via purchases on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Kam-Kotia now owns 2,183,778 Class B shares or 41.6%.


Quebec delays new mining law

A new Mining Act in Quebec which was scheduled to come into force April 1 will not be promulgated until the first of September, George Cockburn, director of mining titles with the mining division of t…


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