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…
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Exploration inAlaska up by 19%
A review of exploration activity in Alaska for 1990 shows spending increased 19% to US$56.7 million from the previous year’s US$47.8 million. Three gold projects near Juneau, all in advanced stages of…
NEWS IN BRIEF Marshall Minerals
Marshall Minerals (ASE) reported completing the acquisition of the 45% interest in the Sangold property at Foleyet, Ont., it did not already own. Marshall issued 748,886 shares at $1.05 per share (for…
Minera proceeds with Ivan study
Toronto-based Minera Rayrock (TSE) says initial capital costs to build a new copper mine at 100% owned Ivan property in Chile are estimated at US$19.5 million, including US$3 million for working capit…
Cambior to purchase another 25% of mine
Montreal-based Cambior (TSE) has reached an agreement to purchase an additional 25% interest in the Valdez Creek placer gold prospect in Alaska from a subsidiary of Valdez Gold for US$6 million. Once …
More towns given special designation under OMIP plan
The communities of Atikokan, Manitouwadge and the Beardmore-Geraldton-Longlac-Nakina area have recently been designated under the Ontario Mineral Incentives Program (OMIP) special community component….
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…
Caribou, zinc price factor in Breakwater’s financials
Low zinc prices and the closure of Breakwater Resources’ (TSE) Caribou lead-zinc mine in New Brunswick have taken a heavy toll on the Vancouver company’s 1990 financial results. After announcing a $64…
NovaGold’s ambitions rely on processing technology
The corporate strategy of NovaGold Resources (TSE), based in Halifax, N.S., is to become a “vertically integrated major mining company,” says company Comptroller Glenn Holmes, and “a world leader in t…
Cassiar miners back at work
A union dispute at the Cassiar mine in northern British Columbia has been resolved by the ratification of a 2-year agreement by the mine’s 330 union employees. The mine is owned and managed by a unit …
Denison to reject Hydro price offer
The future of Denison Mines’ (TSE) Elliot Lake, Ont., uranium mine continues to hang in the balance now that the company and Ontario Hydro have failed to agree on a new pricing formula for a long-term…
U.S. REPORT Hemlock options Nevada gold bet
Golden Hemlock Explorations (VSE) has signed a letter of intent to earn a 50% interest in Golden Quail Resources (VSE) gold property in San Bernadino Cty., Calif., 60 miles south of Las Vegas, Nev. He…