Discovery West ponders Colomac Lake decision
A spokesperson for Johnsby Mines says the company has not decided yet whether it will put up 40% of the financing required to bring the Johnsby Colomac Lake gold property to production. A joint ventur…
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Westmin to drill with Eastmain and MSV
A 12,500-ft drilling contract has been let by Westmin Resources which will test several targets on the Westmain project shared with partner Eastmain Resources in Quebec. MSV Resources, which can earn …
Rio bids to buy mine it forfeited 14 months ago
A letter of intent to purchase the East Kemptville tin mine in Nova Scotia from the banking group which provided the original financing for the project has been signed by Rio Algom of Toronto. The tin…
Soquem seeks interest in titanium property
Soquem, the Quebec Crown corporation, has entered into a joint venture agreement with FinNeth Exploration, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Outokumpu Mines and Billiton Metals, on a titanium property in Q…
New York gold show aimed at the investor (January 11, 1988)
With the pall of Black Monday still hanging over world stock markets, more professional and private investors are taking a close look at gold as an investment which has remained stable, yet still offe…
Queries Rayrock drills Rembrandt’s Bellevista
My mother had 1,000 shares of Rembrandt Gold Mines (formerly 5,000 New Taku Mines) certificates dated Nov 10, 1981. While Rembrandt was apparently delisted and written off as having no value, the is…
Galactic releases new Ivanhoe results
Vancouver-based Galactic Resources and partner Cornucopia Resources have released some new drill results from the Ivanhoe joint venture gold property at Carlin, Nev. Galactic Chairman Robert Friedland…
Mount Wright seeks royalty payment from Exminesa
Legal proceedings by a company controlled by Lac Minerals of Toronto will soon be under way in Spain to collect a royalty owed to it by the mining firm Exploracion Minera Internacional Espana S.A. (Ex…
New Arseno refractory process of interest to gold miners
When City Resources starts processing ore at its Cinola gold mine late in 1989, it will be using a new refractory treatment process, one that has not previously been used commercially. The Arseno proc…
Controlling the price of a metal
The dream of great wealth to be obtained from control of the international price of a metal or other commodity has ensnared many an adventurer. It is heady wine and is often carried with an obsession …
News in Brief (January 11, 1988)
On Sept 26, the Senate of the United States proclaimed the week of April 24-30 as Mining Awareness Week by adopting Senate Resolution 289. Mining Awareness Week coincides with the dates of amc’s MINEx…
Getty tells shareholders not to act on Total ofer
Following an evaluation by Wood Gundy Inc., Getty Resources is advising its shareholders not to tender their shares to Total Resources (Canada). Total has made an offer to buy all the issued and outst…