Douglas, Kachmar named to top Wharf positions
The president of Toronto-based Dickenson Mines, J. O. Kachmar, has been named president of Wharf Resources in a shake-up of the latter company’s board of directors. Dickenson, which currently owns alm…
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Eldor Resources looking to expand
Eldor Resources, the wholly- owned subsidiary of the federal crown corporation Eldorado Nuclear is currently involved in a number of projects designed to expand its interests beyond uranium. They incl…
Acadia pulls another good hole at Mooseland, extends Hecla bid
Toronto-based Acadia Mineral Ventures has pulled another good hole on its Mooseland property in Nova Scotia, this one from a depth of 1,300 ft. Speaking at the annual meeting in Toronto last week, geo…
Editorial Threat to metals
Metal miners are constantly looking over their shoulders for the men (or women) who may come up with still another substitute for metals in the world’s markets. Their apprehension is not without reaso…
Union backs dismissed Frood workers
The eight Inco Ltd. miners who were dismissed from the company’s Frood mine in Sudbury, Ont., for engaging in dangerous mining practices will not face charges under the Ontario Occupational Health and…
Goldpost extending Hislop West decline
The second stage of underground development is well under way at the Hislop West gold project in the Larder Lake area of northern Ontario, Goldpost Resources reports. The company is hoping to extend t…
Teck expanding gold base as revenue and profits soar
Diversification has always paid off well for Teck Corp. and the sharply higher profits show 1987 to be no exception. Gold takes the front seat this year, boosting net earnings to $33.6 million on reve…
Conquest intersects Braminco shear zone (January 04, 1988)
Conquest Yellowknife Resources is coming up with some lively intersections in current drilling on its Leeson Twp. gold property in the Missanabie area. Significantly, these lie within what is known as…
Alberta Stock Exchange Traders like Conquest
Even in a week when investors seemed to have taken a Christmas break, some encouraging drill results from Conquest Yellowknife Resources’ Missanabie area gold bet, didn’t escape the attention of marke…
Orbite confident of zone discovery
Geologists of Orbite Exploration in Quebec are confident assay results from the first drill holes on gold property in Privat and Launay Twps., between LaSarre and Amos in northwestern Quebec, will con…
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…
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…