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Reed Lake sampling

Exploration is under way on two gold properties near Wawa, Ont., both of which belong to Reed Lake Exploration (ASE). At the Holdsworth property in Gorbiere Twp., northwest of Hawk Junction, work is b…



Pezim buys Prime

A recent agreement provides for Murray Pezim to buy 1.9 million shares of Prime Equities International (VSE) from Prime Resources Group (VSE) and Homestake Canada. Pezim will pay $3.64 million. The ac…


NEWS ROUNDUP — Republic announces Cuban deal

Toronto-based junior Republic Goldfields (VSE) in association with IMI Mineral Development, a geological consulting firm, has signed a letter of intent with the Cuban government to explore and develop…


NEWS ROUNDUP — Morrison Knudsen in Soviet venture

For the first time, a joint venture has been signed between the U.S. and a republic of the former Soviet Union. Morrison Knudsen (NYSE) has signed an agreement with the state-owned mining corporation …


Larder raises cash to purchase MCK

Toronto-listed International Larder Minerals has raised $2 million through the issue of 10 million shares at 20 cents each. Proceeds will be used to acquire a 49% interest in MCK Prospectors, which, i…


Sonora to acquire rest of Jamestown

Toronto-based Sonora Gold (TSE) has reached an agreement to acquire the remaining 30% interest in the Jamestown gold mine in Sonora, Calif., from a subsidiary of French conglomerate COGEMA. The purcha…


Court hears Teddy Bear application

The Ontario Court of Justice has heard the application by Teddy Bear Valley Mines (CDN) for a plan of arrangement under the Ontario Business Corporations Act. The plan seeks to: — reinstate the 430 s…


Redfern arranges $5-million financing

Further work on the Tulsequah Chief and Big Bull properties in northwestern British Columbia is being financed through a $5-million private placement through Goepel Shields & Partners. The placement i…


ODDS ‘N’SODS — Payoff at Sheep Trail

Exploring for gold is a risky business and sometimes, as when Homestake Mining sank $700,000 into a single 10,200-ft.-long exploration hole a few years ago, the gamble pays off. Thanks to a persistent…


Geophysics chair funded by mining

Subsidiaries of mining giants Inco and Teck have joined with the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) to finance a chair in exploratory mineral drilling. The geophysics …


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