NEWS IN BRIEF South American Goldfields
South American Goldfields (TSE) recently raised $460,000 through a private placement involving 575,000 shares at 80 cents per share. Proposed was the sale of up to one million shares. The company said…
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Correction (March 25, 1991)
The Mt. Hundere zinc-lead-silver project of Curragh Resources (TSE) and Hillsborough Resources (TSE) in the Yukon is expected to be in full production by July of this year. Incorrect information appea…
Base metal, diamond plays boost Saskatchewan while gold falls
Exploration and pre-development expenditures in Saskatchewan are estimated at $45 million for 1991 compared with $57 million in 1990, and $105 million in the recent peak year of 1988. While base metal…
Teck options NEBEX prospect
Vancouver-based Teck (TSE) has signed an option agreement with NEBEX Resources (ASE) to earn a 51% stake in NEBEX’s 7,200-acre Brunswick Extension base metal property near Bathurst, N.B. Situated two …
Offshore plays draw Canadian juniors
As the 1990s unfold, many Canadian mining companies are looking beyond our borders to develop low-cost gold or base metal projects in Central and South America. One obvious benefit of this internation…
U.S. REPORT Cyprus drilling Crypto
Preliminary drilling results have been released by Cyprus Minerals (NYSE) from the Crypto project near Salt Lake City, Utah. Cyprus is earning a 100% interest in the project from Noble Peak Resources …
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Anti-engineering comments hurt
It is people like A. Chamot (“Engineers deserve a ‘good swift boot’,” T.N.M., Jan. 28/91) who really make me mad. It seems Chamot has a profound dislike of the engineering profession verging on the bo…
Prospectors play a big role in young Mining Hall of Fame
While there’s quite a difference in their ages, a strong bond has quickly developed between the veteran Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada and the much younger upstart–the Canadian Mini…
Mexico’s new rules draw flood of activity
Interest in Mexico’s mineral potential is being stimulated by recent changes to the country’s mining and tax regulations which have streamlined the process of granting mining rights and permitted 100%…
Northgate writes down investment in Colomac
Toronto-based Northgate Exploration (TSE) and affiliate NorthWest Gold (AMEX) have joined the growing list of Canadian gold producers to have included substantial writedowns on resource properties wit…
Yukon’s oldest prospector keeps active
Prospector Gordon Dickson, 78, pulls a slightly yellowed document from a folder. The date at the top reads 1946. It’s one of Dickson’s first agreements to sell mineral claims at Mount Nansen; the reci…
U.S. REPORT Parklane active in Republic camp
A total of 5,200 acres was recently optioned or staked by Consolidated Parklane Resources (VSE) during its recent land acquisition program in the Republic district of northeastern Washington. The comp…