NEWS IN BRIEF; FINANCING
Armenex Resources Canada Ltd – 800 units consisting of 1,750 shs and 1,250 flow through shs offered @ $600,000 per unit. Bradsue Resources Ltd – 600,000 units consisting of 1 sh and 2 wts offered @ 40…
News
OMIP grants cover more but total budget unchanged
Under recent changes to the Ontario Mineral Incentive Program (OMIP), all qualified exploration programs in Northern Ontario will be eligible for a grant equal to 50% of expenses, to a maximum of $300…
Copper, gold across 2,714 ft. — Deep hole returns values for
The first hole of the 1991 drilling program on the Fish Lake deposit owned by Taseko Mines (VSE) and Cominco (TSE) intersected 2,714 ft. from 32 ft. to 2,746 ft. grading 0.37% copper and 0.022 oz. gol…
NEWS ROUNDUP (September 02, 1991)
Junior Orofino Resources (TSE) recently purchased 886,000 shares (a 19.9% interest) in Andaurex Resources (VSE) in a private transaction. No price was disclosed; Andaurex shares were recently trading …
Montreal Exchange (September 02, 1991)
Precious metal prices remain in a slump, a condition reflected in the mining and minerals index, which closed down by almost 14 points for the week ended Aug. 27. The general market portfolio index ha…
TSE Short Positions (September 02, 1991)
Semi-monthly reports as of August 15, showed 22,502,355 shares of 583 issues compared with 21,418,054 shares of 579 issues on July 31. Larger individual positions included: Amer. Barrick 247,462, down…
GOLD FUNDS (September 02, 1991)
BGR Central Net Value $8.77 $4.98 Price $7.75 $4.650 Discount 11.63% 6.6% Value $52,198,332 $78,232,995…
TORONTO STOCK EXCHANGE INDICES (September 02, 1991)
Aug 27 Aug 26 Aug 23 Aug 22 Aug 21 High Low Composite “300” 3517.74 3532.00 3532.06 3517.15 3512.03 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals3111.10 3127.48 3121.18 3042.39 3037.50 3453.06 2502.63 Integrated …
U.S. REPORT (September 02, 1991)
Ongoing delineation drilling and engineering by USMX (NASDAQ) is reported to have nearly doubled minable gold reserves at the Yankee project, 65 miles northwest of Ely, Nev. With proven minable reserv…
BOOKS IN REVIEW (September 02, 1991)
Rocks and Minerals for the Collector: Sudbury to Winnipeg, by Ann Sabina. Published by Geological Survey of Canada. 601 Booth St. Ottawa K1A 0E8. This handy guide depicts the occurrences of minerals, …
Four projects account for half of Yukon exploration spending
About $14 million is being spent on mineral exploration in the Yukon this season, according to a mid-season forecast by the Yukon Chamber of Mines. “It’s another very quiet year,” said Rob McIntyre, t…
Jarvis plans marble mine
The mining of a 23-claim marble property 20 miles north of Sudbury, Ont., has been announced by Jarvis Resources (VSE) of Lively, Ont. The company said drilling, stripping and block removal have delin…