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INSIDER TRADING — Manhattan directors buy and sell shares
Two directors of Manhattan Minerals (TSE) bought and sold shares in October and November. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, senior officer and director Peter Tegart sold 6…
Freewest options Barry Twp. ground
An option to earn a 60% interest in 18 claims adjoining ground where Murgor Resources (VSE) made a gold discovery has been acquired by Freewest Resources Canada (TSE). Freewest can earn the interest f…
VenCan grants option to Chesbar
Junior companies VenCan Gold (ME) and Chesbar Resources (ME) have signed an agreement relating to their gold exploration joint venture in Venezuela’s Bolivar state. The agreement, which is still subje…
Sutton to calculate costs for Marudi gold project
Having completed its 1994 drilling program on the Marudi concession in southern Guyana, Sutton Resources (VSE) will next determine capital and operating costs for an open-pit mine. Two deposits, Marud…
ODDS’N’SODS — The chauffeur who missed Ottawa
The column (T.N.M., Oct. 10/94) on Thayer Lindsley and Karl Springer by Philip Eckman brought back memories of the many times I travelled with “T.L.” (He was rarely addressed as Thayer.) He graduated …
PDAC convention set for March
International exploration, including the diamond play, will take centre stage at the 63rd annual convention and trade show of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), scheduled for…
Canalaska adds to land holdings
In a flurry of activity, International Canalaska Resources (VSE) has acquired new holdings in Arizona and Labrador, and launched an exploration program in Panama. Canalaska joined the staking rush on …
Newmont projects higher output
Gold producer Newmont Gold (NYSE) expects to produce 1.85 million oz. in 1995, compared with output in 1994 of about 1.65 million oz. Completion of a refractory ore roaster at the company’s Carlin min…
Highwood to test sodalite deposit
A sodalite deposit in southern Greenland has drawn the interest of Highwood Resources (TSE). The junior has reached an agreement-in-principle with Mineral Development International A/S of Denmark for …
Canchrome finances Turgeron program
Montreal-based Canchrome Mines (ME) will use proceeds from a private placement to carry out drilling on the Turgeron gold property in northwestern Quebec. The $150,000 placement consisted of 375,000 f…
NEWS ROUNDUP — ITEC completes $5-m financing
ITEC Mineral, a 67%-owned subsidiary of St. Genevieve Resources (ME), is raising funds to upgrade its Norebec-Manitou mill near Val d’Or, Que. Proceeds from a $5-million financing, consisting of 1.7 m…