Current market
Current market conditions may have slowed the fund-raising but they haven’t dampened the enthusiasm of the officers of Armistice Resources (ME), who continue their search for a gold deposit at Virgini…
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Savanna Resources Sept 29
A number of different companies have taken a look and then walked away from Savanna Resources’ (ASE) Turner Albright polymetallic project in southern Oregon. Noranda Exploration, for example, optioned…
Treminco to test mine NWT gold bet
As soon as permitting is in place, Treminco Resources (TSE) plans to begin test mining the Crestaurum gold property 15 miles from its Ptarmigan gold mine in the Northwest Territories. The company rece…
Nfld exploration activity high
Mineral exploration in Newfoundland during 1989 maintained a very healthy level of activity as more mining companies realized that Newfoundland is one of the prime areas for mineral exploration in the…
Freewest results renew interest in Harker-Holloway
Results from deep drilling by Noranda Inc. (TSE) on ground held in joint venture with Freewest Resources (ME) has sparked renewed interest in the Harker- Holloway area north of Kirkland Lake, Ont. Dri…
McNickel buying copper-nickel bet in Saskatchewan
McNickel Inc. is acquiring a copper-nickel property near Gallager Lake in northern Saskatchewan. The 8-claim property is reported to host a deposit with some 1.77 million tons of material grading 0.73…
Hillsborough ends deal
Hillsborough Resources (TSE) has decided not to participate in a joint venture with Corner Bay Explorations, a private company, on Corner Bay’s copper property near Chibougamau, Que. The Corner Bay de…
Inside New look at Val d’Or
Val d’Or, Que., has been well worked over by gold explorationists, but its base metal potential has been largely overlooked for the past 20 years. New geological theories and new exploration technique…
GSC Forum 90
The Geological Survey of Canada’s Forum 90 will be held Jan 15-17, 1990, in Ottawa, Ont. The theme will be the Survey’s work in the Arctic. Talks and post er presentations will follow the forum. Popul…
Caprock Alaskan find
A gold discovery has been made by Caprock Corp. (NASDAQ) on the company’s property on Valdez Creek, Alaska. The company’s exploration work has outlined one economic paleochannel in the Roosevelt Creek…
Westmin’s Pioneer leads Sulphurets into production phase
A hot spot for gold discoveries over the past few years, British Columbia’s Stewart- Sulphurets region is moving into a production phase following start-up of Westmin Mines’ (TSE) Premier Gold propert…
LAC looks to Chile
LAC Minerals is putting a lot of effort into exploration in Chile because it offers “superlative geological potential, a mining infrastructure, skilled workers and a strong economy,” says chairman Pet…