A host of negative factors — continued downward pressure on the Canadian dollar, threats of inflation, higher interest rates and weaker markets in New York and Tokyo — took its toll on the Toronto S…
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne Date Jan. 24 Jan. 23 Jan. 20 Jan. 19 Jan. 18 Copper 3044.5-3045.5 3032-3033 3050-3051 3055-3056 2973-2976 Lead 687-688 692-693 689.5-690.5 67…
A 40-hole, 3,000-ft. drilling program at the McWatters gold project near Rouyn-Noranda, Que., is near completion. Societe Miniere Ecudor (ME) says more than 80% of the holes drilled to date intersecte…
Denver-based Echo Bay Mines (TSE) intends to buy 192,308 common shares of Etruscan Enterprises (VSE) at $2.60 per share. Proceeds of $500,000 will be used by Etruscan to explore the Koma Bangou gold p…
Plans to rework the old Keely Frontier mine in northeastern Ontario for its cobalt are in the works. Transway Capital (CDN) has entered into an agreement with Sassoon Metals of Switzerland to raise $5…
Reconnaissance silt sampling is set to resume on the Rio Veraguas and Guayabal concessions of Western Keltic Mines (VSE) in Panama. Noranda (TSE) will provide $75,000 towards a $105,000 program aimed …
Junior KRL Resources (VSE) has begun exploring two Ontario projects. In the Shining Tree area, the junior is drilling three or four large-diameter boreholes under the main showing of the Cooke gold zo…
In addition to acquiring a listing on the Vancouver Stock Exchange, Pathfinder Resources has begun exploring the Joy copper-zinc property near Red Lake, Ont. The junior can earn a 25% stake in the pro…
Toronto-listed Caledonia Mining has bought an additional 15.2% interest in the Filon Sur gold mine in Spain for US$1.3 million. This raises to 98.4% the company’s ownership in the project. Since 1988,…
At the South mine of Inco near Sudbury, Ont., what began as scrap in the muck has evolved into big bucks in the backyard. Armed with only a suspicion and the co-operation of their fellow miners, suppl…
Drilling by Zappa Resources (VSE) has uncovered widespread, low-grade gold mineralization at the Ponce Enriquez project in southwestern Ecuador. Work to date has focussed on two gold zones, the Guadal…
Private Bahamian corporation Wincro has acquired an additional 600,000 shares of Nuinsco Resources (TSE) at 50 cents each. The purchase, from a group of Nuinsco shareholders, increases Wincro’s intere…
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