Wye Resources drilling yields positive results
COATS-listed Wye Resources has reported positive drill results from the Saganaga property located near Kashabowie, 140 km west of Thunder Bay, Ont. The 43-claim property is under option from Curran Ba…
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Augmitto option
Augmitto Explorations (TSE) has acquired an option to earn a 51% interest in the Bazooka property, adjacent to the western boundary of Augmitto’s gold property near Rouyn, Que. Under the terms of the …
Ketza ore reserve mishap puts PTO near bankruptcy
A serious ore reserve miscalculation at the Ketza River gold mine near Ross River, N.W.T., has put Pacific Trans-Ocean Resources (TSE) in a financial quandary. A joint venture partner with Canamax Res…
Metal Prices (November 21, 1988)
FREE MARKET London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne, except zinc and nickel ($US per tonne) Nov 15 Nov 14 Nov 11 Nov 10 Nov 9 Copper 1700-1705 …
News in Brief (November 21, 1988)
Hecla Mining Co. has declared a dividend of 5 per share payable on Dec 16, to shareholders of record on Nov 18.
Finor drill results
Confirmation of gold mineralization on Courville Twp. property located about 20 miles northeast of Val d’Or, Que., has been reported by Finor Exploration (ME). Finor, optioning the property from Parqu…
Franco-Nevada has improved quarter despite setbacks
Despite some market-oriented setbacks, the financial health of Toronto-based Franco-Nevada Mining (TSE) improved markedly during the second quarter of 1988. Franco-Nevada, which holds a royalty intere…
Inco shareholders to vote Dec 9 on recapitalization
The fate of a proposed recapitalization plan for Inco Ltd. (TSE) will be decided Dec 9 at a special meeting of shareholders. The $1-billion(US) recapitalization involves the payment of a special cash …
Freewest, Noranda test deeper targets
A drill hole (No 88-27) intersected 57.4 ft averaging 0.17 oz gold per ton at a vertical depth of 1,250 ft at the northeastern Ontario joint- venture Harker-Holloway project of Noranda Inc. (TSE) and …
Uranium giant plans major diversification
Within five years, 25% of revenues at Cameco — a Canadian mining and energy company — are expected to come from non-uranium sources, The Northern Miner learned during a series of wide-ranging interv…
Latest results from War Eagle disappoint market
What had been touted as a major new gold discovery in southwestern Idaho appears to have fallen short of expectations. Indeed, investors greeted the latest results from War Eagle Mining (VSE) with a m…
Orofino contemplates next move at remote Canuc bet
With all the results in now from a 10,000-ft drill program at the Canuc Resources (TSE) property in the Northwest Territories, Orofino Resources (TSE) is contemplating its next move. Orofino can earn …