Editorial Western’s vote of confidence
Familiarity breeds contempt, according to the old adage. It often takes an objective “outsider” to recognize qualities that may be taken for granted by those who know a situation too well. So it see…
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St Genevieve funding
Two private placements have been entered into by St. Genevieve Resources of Montreal to raise funds for exploration. One agreement is with E.M.Q. (1987) Mineral Exploration and Co., Ltd. Partnership w…
Mazarin, Vior drill 26 holes
Twenty-six short holes, representing 3,935 ft, on five gold showings were drilled this past summer by Mazarin Inc. and Vior Inc. at their Scheffergold property located near Schefferville, Que. Among t…
Editorial Free trade just one issue
Polls, as former Prime Minister John Diefenbaker once remarked, are for dogs. Nevertheless, politicians seem to follow them like sheep. The latest example in the federal arena is a neat twist on the…
COATS Trading Features (January 04, 1988)
Several issues showed some life on the coats system this week. Lucas Gold traded up to $1.30 on thin volume. The company, which has an option to acquire a gold property in Lucas Twp. north of Timmins,…
Gold conference
The Randol Gold Forum ’88 is scheduled to take place Jan 23-24 at Scottsdale, Ariz. Among the invited speakers are members of a delegation from the Peoples Republic of China who will talk on the subje…
Cominco’s copper profits increasing in importance
When Canadian Pacific Enterprises sold its control position in Cominco Ltd. to a consortium headed by Teck Corp., employees of both mining companies greeted the news with considerable apprehension. “W…
Kam Creed, Cuvier deal
An agreement in principle has been reached between Cuvier Mines and Kam Creed Mines which, if completed, will see both companies merged. Subject to a fairness opinion and regulatory and shareholder ap…
Valentine drilling B.C. gold prospect
A 20,000-ft drill program is under way on Valentine Gold Corp.’s Valentine Mountain gold project northwest of Sooke on Vancouver Island.
Osisko options property
An exploration program is planned for the 153-claim property held by Osisko Lake Mines in the Pickle Lake area of northwestern Ontario. Located 1,500 ft north of ground held by St. Joe Canada, the pro…
Coniagas placement
A private placement involving the sale of 300,000 previously unissued shares of Anglo Dominion Gold Exploration to Coniagas Mines at 90 cents per share has been completed, Coniagas reports. Coniagas …
Taywin encouraged by gold-silver assays
On the basis of exploration results obtained this fall, Taywin Resources plans further tests on several targets at its Electrum gold-silver prospect on Vancouver Island. Taywin has a 55% interest in t…