Valentine in Arizona
Valentine Gold Corp. has acquired a gold prospect in Gila Cty., Ariz. The terms of the acquisition include a payment of $20,000 and explora tion expenditures of $125,000 over an 18-month period. Gold …
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Pacific Minesearch discovers new zone
A new mineralized zone has been discovered in latest drilling by Pacific Minesearch on its Howie gold project near Charlotte, N.C. The 16,000-ft drill program has concentrated on delineating reserves …
Cove falls short as Echo turns in results
A 50% increase in ounces poured over the last 12-month period and a 20% hike in the price of the yellow metal reflects well on the bottom-line results of Echo Bay Mines, released this week. But result…
Nickel Plate to push Lacana over 100,000 oz gold in ’88
The future for Lacana Mining can only get better. The Toronto-based mining company, which in fiscal 1987 produced 39,000 oz gold (and about 781,000 oz silver) from its share of several North American …
Golden Range encouraged at Hudvam
Toronto-based Golden Range Resources has reported a significant drill intersection from the Hudvam polymetallic property which it acquired recently as part of a backdoor agreement with Mingold Resourc…
Duration and Locator in Sault joint venture
Toronto-listed Duration Mines has entered a 3-way joint venture with Locator Explorations, and a private company called Aurogin Resources to explore 86 claims in the Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., mining div…
Mining communities lobby for flow-through
Representatives of mining and assorted other industries in Kirkland Lake, Ont., are mad as hell and they’re not going to take it any more. What they’re mad at is the federal Finance Department’s plan …
Queries How the industry defines ore reserves
When mining companies are calculating their ore reserves before going into production I notice from reading The Northern Miner that reserves are determined in terms of possible, probable and proven or…
Drills start near Golden Patricia
Three John Sadowski companies, Michele Gold Mines, Master Resources & Development, and Massive Resources, all of Toronto, plan to start drilling on ground five km southeast of the Golden Patricia mine…
Armistice tries to copy Kerr mine next door
A 2-3-year shaft-sinking and drilling program is under way here on a gold property optioned by Armistice Resources to determine the existence of ore deposits similar to those on the neighboring Kerr A…
Toronto Stock Exchange Stable golds and buying firm markets
A much-needed spate of buying during the end of our review week has added more than 60 pts to the tse composite index, which is back over the 3,000-point mark. After being pummeled by several days of …
Villeneuve funds for several bets
Villeneuve Resources has arranged share financings which netted $760,000. The cash will fund exploration programs on properties in Ontario, Quebec and Nevada. In the Mishibishu area west of Wawa, Ont….