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As the result of a name change and a share consolidation, Esperanza Explorations has become Columbia Gold Mines (VSE). With a share consolidation of one new for three old, the company has about 4.4 mi…

Shareholders of Acadia Mineral Ventures (TSE) will decide the fate of the company at a special meeting scheduled for May 4. They can either accept a slate of five directors including Arthur Brown, cha…

Flamboyant promoter Murray Pezim struck out in his bid to have the Supreme Court of British Columbia quash a Securities Commission hearing into insider trading allegations against senior management of…

To bolster depleting North American reserves, Battle Mountain Gold (NYSE) is making a commitment to developing reserves in South America and the Austral Pacific region. The 1989 annual report stresses…

Shares of Toronto-based Golden Crescent Resources posted a surprising gain of 80 cents for the week ended April 10 to close at $1.75 on volume of 164,900 shares. The company has reported some mixed dr…

A unit of Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) recently signed an agreement with Golden Queen Mining (TSE) enabling it to earn up to a 50% interest in the company’s Soledad Mountain gold property in Kern Cty., Cali…

A minor copper-zinc target has been identified by Hixon Gold Resources (VSE) on one of two properties in Louvicourt and Isle Dieu twps., Que. Hixon and its joint venture partners, Globex Mining Enterp…

Exploration results from Canadian interests and production developments in South America are resulting in a strong property portfolio for Toronto-based Greenstone Resources (TSE). The Scott Lake base …

You might call it “Death Wish II.” It seems like an appropriate title for the suicidal drama unfolding between two key players in British Columbia’s securities industry. The British Columbia Securitie…

Breakwater Resources (TSE) recently took another step toward its stated goal of diversifying from gold into base metal production. Having already secured the El Mochito polymetallic mine in Honduras, …

Queenston Mining’s (TSE) Kirkland Lake West ground adjacent to the Macassa mine, a target of underground exploration through an agreement with LAC Minerals (TSE), has not yielded economic gold mineral…

In its first year as a public company, Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan said its earnings and revenues were affected by a drop in offshore sales and a stronger Canadian dollar. The former Crown company re…