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Assay results encourage more Esperanza work

Drilling will continue in early 1988 following a successful preliminary program on Esperanza Explorations’ Strebe prospect, adjacent to its Tillicum gold project near Burton in northeastern B.C. Preli…


Alberta Stock Exchange Toprene Gold moves up

While volumes were generally low, a number of gold stocks posted substantial gains during trading this week. Torene Gold Exploration and Jascan Resources lead the way with 65 cents gains as gold price…



American Reserve funds Porcupine gold

A $15.2-million exploration program at Associated Porcupine’s Paymaster gold property near Timmins, Ont., will be funded by American Reserve Mining under a joint venture agreement. Using flow-through …


OBITUARY Amax executive dies

C. Eric Ho, former senior vice- president for tungsten operations in the metals group at Amax Inc, has died, of a heart attack, at age 61. Ho retired from Amax last January after a 29-year career with…


EDITORIAL Steelworkers’ irony

It’s ironic that Gerard Docquier would come down so clearly against free trade. His comments as national director of the 160,000 Canadian members of the United Steelworkers of America seem to be an ex…


Sofimines raising funds for mining exploration

Encouraging results are reported to date by some of the 16 junior mining firms which have entered into an exploration financing agreement with Sofimines 1987 and Co., Limited Partnership. At a press …


American Platinum

Assay results from a platinum exploration program have been received by American Platinum Inc. Drilling on the company’s property at Lac des Iles, north of Thunder Bay, Ont., has cut several wide sect…


News-in-brief (December 07, 1987)

Tse- and vse-listed U.S. Precious Metals Inc. has arranged a private placement of 900,000 shares for $629,000. The placement includes warrants good for an additonal 900,000 shares at 85 cents within …


Belmont boosts output at heap leach mine

Since reopening in April, Belmont Resources has seen a steady increase in production at its Wonder gold mine in Churchill Cty., Nev. From April to October, the leaching operation produced 32,000 oz si…



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