Gold Wind on ME
A junior mining firm incorporated in 1985, Exploration Vent d’Or (Gold Wind Exploration) of Val d’Or, Que., was recently listed for trading on the Montreal Exchange (symbol von). The company was origi…
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People (March 28, 1988)
Saskatchewan Mining Association — K. J. Cahoon elected president at the annual general meeting held in Saskatoon recently.
Armeno-Maufort deal
A 3% interest in the Siscoe- extension property, located six km northwest of Val d’Or, Que., is being acquired by Armeno Resources from Maufort Resources. Maufort has an 85% interest in the property. …
Lacana earmarks funds for B.C. bet
Lacana Mining has confirmed its commitment to fund the balance of a $500,000 work program started last year on Huntington Resources’ Brett claims near Vernon, B.C. Approximately $360,000 was spent the…
Killick Gold seeks funds for drilling
Funds raised in a rights offering will be used by Killick Gold for a drilling program on its 18,000-acre Adams Plateau claim group near Kamloops, B.C. The company is seeking $118,000 by offering each …
Noramex gets results from Nevada drilling
Encouraged by a recently-completed 16-hole drill program, Noramex Minerals and partners Hillside Energy and Calvada Resources plan a $400,000 follow-up program on their Bunce heap leach gold project i…
Asamera makes significant find at Cannon mine
A significant new gold discovery has been made by Asamera Minerals at its Cannon mine property near Wenatchee, Wash. Word of the find comes fresh on the heels of a takeover offer for Asamera Inc. by G…
Toronto Stock Exchange Rally halted, period of base building sets
A rally which moved the tse composite index to a post-Oct 19 high of more than 3,300 pts has stalled. During the past week, small advances offset by losses were the norm, suggesting a period of direct…
Three-day course
A course on the design of natural support for underground mining excavations will be given May 12-24, in French, at the University of Quebec in Abitibi-Temiscaming, located at Noranda, Que. The 3-day …
Editorial No sale for Sudbury slag
You’ve no doubt heard of the “Pet Rock,” which a few years back made a fortune in the U.S. and here for its inventor. As P. T. Barnum said, there’s one born every minute, and we continue to fall for s…
News in Brief (March 21, 1988)
Mill City Gold has started a surface exploration program on a 68-claim gold property adjacent to its McMillan gold mine prospect 57 miles west of Sudbury, Ont. The company can earn a 58% interest in t…
Tusk Minerals to start drilling in the Wawa area of Ontario
Tusk Minerals reports that a diamond drilling program, involving approximately 2,200 ft of drilling will commence as soon as possible on its Old Cabin gold prospect northeast of Wawa in Jacobsen Twp.,…