ODDS ‘N’ SODS — Times are still a changing
So many changes were occurring during the portion of the 20th century I was fortunate enough to have traversed, it might have been deemed a second Industrial Revolution.Certainly, the work I was invol…
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EDITORIAL — Innu demand ‘unrealistic’ — Miners have rights too
If Toyota or General Motors announced plans to build a huge manufacturing plant anywhere in North America, people would jump up and down with joy at the prospect of decent jobs and spinoff benefits fo…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Drilling extends strike at Taylor
Six more drill holes at the Taylor Twp. property of St Andrew Goldfields (SAS-T), about 50 km east of Timmins, Ont., have extended the strike length of the West Porphyry zone both east and west.Two ho…
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR GOLD — Exploration heats up in Barry-Urban area
The gold potential of Quebec’s Barry and Urban twps. has prompted several juniors to acquire additional ground in the region.Among them are Moss Resources (MRS-T) and Greenshield Resources (GSR-M), wh…
TVI skims hot grades from Philippine surface
TVI Pacific (TVI-T) has received encouraging results from early exploration at its Buenavista gold project on the Philippine island of Luzon.Since acquiring the 2,473-ha property in July, TVI has cond…
GREATEST VALUE TRADED, Sept. 17-23
ExchgValue($000s)HighLowCloseChangeInco LtdT26916…
SPOT PRICES (September 29, 1997)
Wednesday, September 24, 1997Price(US)Week’sChangeGold*$322.00+ $2.05Silver*$ 4.72…
Correction (September 29, 1997)
In our Sept. 22 issue, we wrongly stated that South-African based Rangold can earn a 65% interest in the Kangele gold project, owned by Pangea Goldfields (PGD-T), by spending US$4 million and completi…
Alliance picks up Philippine prospects
Vancouver-based Alliance Pacific Gold (APG-V) will acquire from MRA Consultants five copper-gold properties on the Philippine island of Luzon.To earn its 100% interest, Alliance must issue 3.6 million…
American Gem to restructure
The announcement of a US$8.3-million loss in the fiscal year ended March 31 and a subsequent restructing plan have given rise to unprecedented trading in the shares of Montana-based sapphire producer …
GLOBAL SEARCH FOR DIAMONDS — Kimberley Res. recovers diamonds from Down Under
To date, Kimberley Resources (KIM-V) has recovered 150 diamonds from its projects in Western Australia.The total weight of the diamonds, recovered from bulk-sampling operations during 1996-97, is just…
Holmer confirms new gold zone at Bristol property
Holmer Gold Mines (HGM-T) is finding further indications of a new zone of gold mineralization on its Bristol Twp. property, west of Timmins, Ont.The company recently drilled through 19.5 metres gradin…