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Exploration successes, particularly in remote regions of Canada, usually result from good properties, exploration know-how, persistence, and a dash of luck. One junior hoping its properties will benef…

The scope of this year’s work on the Taseko property, west of Clinton, B.C., will depend on the amount of funding available. Owner Westpine Metals (VSE) outlined a zone of copper-in-soil anomalies ext…

Replacing reserves is no easy task for companies that annually produce millions of ounces of gold. One major company that has encountered considerable success in achieving this goal through exploratio…

One of the key planks in the New Democratic Party campaign in the 1991 provincial election was a promise to develop a “land-use strategy” that would end the “valley-by-valley” conflicts in British Col…

Drilling on the Viruela zone of gold project in the Mulatos area of northwestern Mexico has returned oxide gold and high-grade copper values. Owner San Fernando Mining (TSE) describes the Viruela as a…

Replacing a previously announced financing, Kenrich Mining (VSE) has completed an $845,000 placement of units at 65 cents each. The units include one share plus a warrant, two of which give the holder…

Semi-monthly reports as of Feb. 15, 1995 showed 243,958,189 shares of 785 issues compared with 239,236,777 shares of 783 issues on Jan. 31, 1995. Larger individual positions included: Agnico-Eagle 115…

Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $376.30 – $2.70 Silver* $4.47 – $0.29 Platinum* $409.00 – $7.40 Nickel** $3.25 – $0.54 Lead** $0.25 – $0.02 Copper $1.28 – $0.03 Zinc $0.45 – $0.02 Courtesy of Scotiaban…

The boards of Granges (TSE) and its 50.5% subsidiary, Hycroft Resources & Development (TSE), have approved an amalgamation of the companies, subject to regulatory and shareholder approvals. The propos…

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US94.5-96.5 per lb. (Feb. 3, 1995). ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.40-2.50 per lb. (Jan. 27, 1995). BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.80-4.00 per lb. (Jan. 20, 1995). CADMIU…

— 1995 — Feb 28 Feb 27 Feb 24 Feb 23 Feb 22 High Low Composite”300′ 4124.81 4094.12 4120.11 4143.12 4121.10 4196.41 3983.34 Metals&Minerals 3869.62 3920.98 3963.62 3967.26 3955.74 4337.89 3273.56 In…

Exploration carried out over the past year by International Tower Hill Mines (VSE) on its Siwash property in southwestern British Columbia has focused on two areas. A program of geophysics and overbur…