RFC program boosts Pend Oreille
Underground exploration by RFC Resource Finance (TSE) is enhancing the overall potential of the Pend Oreille project in northeastern Washington state, about 100 miles from Spokane. After incorporating…
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Drilling at Damoti Lake
While some Canadian juniors do less field work in winter, Gitennes Exploration (ASE) is not among them. The Vancouver-based company is involved in not one but three programs near Damoti Lake in the No…
Detector drills Pistol Lake zone
Junior explorer Detector Resources (ASE) has completed a 4,590-ft. drill program on its Pistol Lake property, 55 miles west of Thunder Bay, Ont. Previous work identified anomalous gold values over a 2…
Cambior follows yellow brick road
For the fifth year in a row, Cambior (TSE) has increased the level of its gold output. The Montreal-based company cranked out 522,077 oz. in 1994, compared with 518,083 oz. in the previous year. The o…
STOCK MARKETS — Gold’s stability fails to revive ailing VSE
Western markets remain on the critical list, with the Vancouver Stock Exchange’s composite index limping along at the 700 level, down more than 12 points during the report period ended Feb. 21. Gold’s…
Eastmain plans drill programs
An agreement with its project partner gives Eastmain Resources (CDN) a 100% interest in two exploration permits and 149 claims within the Eastmain River Greenstone Belt in northwestern Quebec. The jun…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Telling it like it is
With investment opportunities opening up in almost every country in the world, analysts are taking a much broader look at what constitutes a “favorable” investment climate. In recent months, several i…
ODDS’N’SODS — The Mexican adventure (1)
Exploration work in Alaska has its problems. Nevertheless, the long days and short nights during the summer, combined with the mineral-rich Triassic volcanics in the Talkeetnas, make prospecting a cha…
Spot prices at a glance (February 27, 1995)
Week’s Price (US) Change Gold* $379.00 + $2.10 Silver* $4.76 – $0.01 Platinum* $416.40 + $2.40 Nickel** $3.79 + $0.02 Lead** $0.27 + $0.01 Copper $1.31 $0.00 Zinc $0.47 + $0.02 Courtesy of Scotiabank….
Pamlico returns gold values
Significant gold values have been encountered on the Pamlico property in Mineral Cty., Nev. VSE-listed partners Cactus West Explorations and Pamlico Gold report that drill hole PRC-28, at the northern…
New gold zone discovered at Tasna
By the end of March, Corriente Resources (VSE) expects to have completed a feasibility study for its bismuth-copper-gold vein project on the Tasna property in southern Bolivia. The company is also exp…
Grizzly returns more gold
Drilling on the Grizzly zone at the Golden Bear mine in northwestern British Columbia is expanding the dimensions of the deposit. Owner North American Metals (VSE) reports that hole 95-128 intersected…