U.S. Precious Metals gets 25% of Hilltop
U.S. Precious Metals has decided to exercise its right to earn a 25% interest in the Hilltop gold property near Battle Mountain, Nev. After investigating the property and examining the core from some …
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Coronado/Bordeaux sign agreement
Coronado Resources has signed an option and joint venture agreement with Bordeaux Resources to further explore the former’s Davis Lake property in the La Ronge gold belt of Saskatchewan. Under the ter…
Golden Giant mine 6-month figures
Six-month production figures are in on the Golden Giant gold mine in Ontario’s Hemlo gold camp. Operated by Noranda Inc., which holds a 50% interest, this was the first mine in the famed camp to produ…
Bruneau options Estrades claims
Golden Range Resources, Melrose Resources and Ventex Energy have given Bruneau Mining the option to earn a 60% interest in 50 claims in Estrades Twp., part of northwestern Quebec’s Casa Berardi area. …
Imperial Metals an enigma
Companies (like people) are often misunderstood, which is why Imperial Metals describes itself as “somewhat of an enigma” in the junior resource sector. But addressing the annual meeting, President Pi…
News in Brief (September 29, 1986)
Canada Tungsten has changed its transfer agent to Montreal Trust Co. of Canada.
THE EDITORIAL PAGE CIM conference for underground operators
Elliot Lake, Ont has been chosen as the venue of the eighth CIM Underground Operators Conference to be held Feb 23-25, 1987. As with past conferences, this session is aimed at the mine operator with p…
Cuvier purchases Golden Hind shares
Cuvier Mines, through its wolly-owned British Columbia subsidiary, 307292 B.C., has taken up 2,065,000 common shares of Golden Hind Ventures. These were tendered in connection with the offer made on …
Gateford planning to drill Samson River property
A 10,000-ft diamond drilling program is scheduled to start in October on the large 533-claim Samson River property held by Gateford Resources in Gaudet and Fenelon twps., Que. The program will be foll…
Goldhunter plans to acquire private firm
A takeover bid has been made by Goldhunter Explorations to acquire 90% of a private company. The main asset of the private company is a 40-claim property near Beardmore, Ont., which adjoins claims hel…
EDITORIAL PAGE Letters to the Editor MAC president explains
title Federal Mines Minister Vows to be Strong Voice, I would like to restate that The Mining Association of Canada sees no problem in putting forests and mines under the responsibility of a single mi…
THE EDITORIAL PAGE The constant search for mining efficiency
When 37 of the world’s developing nations got together at the United Nations in New York last June and decided they wanted to get the best advice on how to use computers to help them find and develop …