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Northumberland confident N.B. mine will be approved

Geologist William Young is confident his company, Northumberland Mines will give New Brunswick its first, albeit small, full- fledged precious metals mine within a year. The provincial government has …


Nevada Goldfields opens new mill

Its Kingston mill having been commissioned in March, Vancouver-based Nevada Goldfields shipped about 1,100 oz gold during that month, the company reports. Nevada Goldfield’s new mill is a 500-ton-per-…


Queries Provincial taxes are highest in Ontario

How is mining tax (in particular, processing allowances) determined in the province of Ontario? Also, I have heard that the Ontario mining tax rate has recently been lowered by the provincial governme…



Queenstake meets projections

All of Queenstake Resources’ gold mining properties are “meeting their 1987 production and operating cost projections,” says Gordon C. Gutrath, president. Approximately 780 oz of June gold production …


Coxheath uncovers gold-bearing zone

A new gold-bearing zone has been discovered by Coxheath Gold Holdings on its Tangier property located 50 mi northeast of Halifax, N.S. President Michael Riddell reports the following assays of drill c…


News in Brief (July 20, 1987)

Geomaque Explorations has completed a geophysical survey on its 29-claim property in Bourlamaque Twp., Que. The work outlined several anomalies which have never been drill tested.


Investment Comment Track record makes Minnova a bet

With three new high grade mines coming onstream by 1989, greater cash flow and clean balance sheet, Minnova Inc. looks like a worthwhile bet to a couple of Toronto brokerage houses. In a report titled…


Luxor Explorations private placement

COATS-listed Luxor Explorations has announced a private placement issue for an aggregate consideration of $238,464. Under the terms of the placement, Luxor issued 1,028,858 common shares and a share p…


Drilling under way at Gwillim project

Drilling is under way on Greenstone Resources’ Gwillim gold mine property in the Chibougamau area of Quebec, President Ian Park reports. The drilling is being undertaken by Flanagan McAdam Resources a…


Metal snips (July 20, 1987)

Diamond sales during the first six months of 1987 were 28% above sales for the same period last year, the Central Selling Organization of De Beers Consolidated Mines reports. Sales of rough stones tot…


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