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Seven drill holes put down on the Gaffney property of the San Paulo Explorations’ (ASE)/Teck Corp. (TSE) joint venture at Lower Manitou Lake near Dryden in northwestern Ontario has increased that depo…

From long experience of the breed, we tend to think mining people are more in touch with reality than, say, bankers, computer specialists, insurance salesmen, and others of that ilk. In fact, almost a…

Things are looking up for Canada Tungsten Mining Corp. (TSE), it says. Not only is the company re- opening its ammonium paratungstate (APT) plant at Fort Madison, Iowa, but President Wayne Lenton told…

Denying a charge by Zenmac Zinc (ASE) that it acted in bad faith in developing the Winston Lake polymetallic deposit in northern Ontario, Minnova Inc. (TSE) has launched a counterclaim in the Supreme …

Reporting encouraging drilling results from properties in Saskatchewan and Manitoba is Troymin Resources (ASE). At La Ronge, where Saskatchewan Mining Development is the operator, 13 holes representin…

If there were any doubts about the success of the mineral exploration industry’s attempts to make the continuation of flow- through financing a political issue, they were laid to rest when the federal…

MSV Resources Inc. (ME) has sold its holding of 1,492,500 shares in Canacord Resources Inc. (TSE) to Prime Capital Corp. The sale represent 10% of Canacord’s issued and outstanding shares.

A private placement of 100,000 shares of capital stock at a price of $1.50 has been completed by Minefinders Corp. (VSE) with Fordel Holdings. The placement is part of a $450,000 financing arranged by…

Incorrect drill results were published in the story “Initial results in from Goldcap bet” (N.M., April 18/88). The correct results of a program on the Tas gold property, funded by Goldcap Inc. (ASE) a…

Drilling will resume this month on the polymetallic Big Island Lake project near Flin Flon, Man., Goldbrae Developments (VSE) reports. The company says 19,000 ft of drilling has been completed to date…

There’s no doubt the price of copper, which topped $1.40(US) per lb at the end of 1987 but has settled back into the 90 cents -$1.10 range of late, has spurred mining activity of the base metal. Figur…

A private placement agreement between Eastfield Resources (VSE) and Placer Dome (TSE) gives the latter the right to acquire up to 40% of the outstanding shares of Eastfield. Subject to regulatory appr…