Alberta Energy takes control of Conwest Expl.
With 94% of the common shares of Conwest Exploration (TSE) tendered, oil and gas producer Alberta Energy (TSE) has completed its friendly takeover bid for the company.Conwest shareholders elected to r…
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Final feasibility proves up Tulsequah Chief
A final feasibility study of the Tulsequah Chief property in northwestern British Columbia has confirmed results of a previous study.Redfern Resources (TSE) plans to develop a 2,700-ton-per-day mining…
Commission sets standards for reopening of Omai gold mine
The Guyanese government’s Commission of Enquiry into last summer’s effluent spill at the Omai gold mine has called for several modifications to the tailings dam. It has also recommended a regular prog…
Ayrex Resources unveils plan to reorganize
A planned reorganization would see Ayrex Resources (ASE) acquire exploration interests in Newfoundland and Labrador, and trade its present oil and mining interests for shares in parent Tandem Resource…
Armada ups stake in Russian company
Alberta-listed Armada Gold has purchased an additional 85% interest in Balgold through the exercise of options. Balgold is the Russian joint stock company created by Armada and its Russian partners.As…
Chilean miners better off than most
Thanks to a vigorous economy and the abundance of large, high-grade deposits, miners in Chile are the highest paid in all of Latin America, according to a survey by Western Mine Engineering.The study …
Tandem has eye on Indonesia
Montreal-listed Tandem Resources reports that it is engaged in discussions to acquire mineral lands in Indonesia.The company notes, however, that no definitive agrement has yet been reached.Meanwhile,…
Companies (January 22, 1996)
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Gold output rises at San Juan mine
Siskon Gold (NASDAQ) is cranking out more of the yellow metal from its San Juan mine in northern California.In December 1995, recovered gold jumped to 1,127 oz. as additional mining areas were develop…
Canadian Arrow explores in Ontario
Canadian Arrow Mines (CDN) is exploring two of its Ontario properties for gold mineralization.On the Hislop property, near Timmins, Ont., the company is evaluating results from an induced-polarization…
Results in from Wrightbar mine
Early drill results are available from the Wrightbar gold mine property in Quebec’s Bourlamaque Twp.Lithos (ME) dewatered the workings at the former-producing mine early in 1995, and, by December, had…
Athabaska working to revive former-producing Carolin mine
The prospect of reviving a past-producing gold mine has lured Athabaska Gold Resources (TSE) to Ladner Creek in the Cascade Mountains, about 14 miles northeast of Hope, B.C.The company is in the midst…