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Chile gold bet excites Lac

A gold discovery in northern Chile has been described by the president of Lac Minerals (TSE), Peter Allen, as “highly significant for the company.” The discovery was made on Lac’s 85%-owned Apolinario…


Correction (May 09, 1988)

Assay results (N.M., April 25/88) from drilling in northern New Brunswick should have read as follows: Granges Exploration (TSE), Middle River property, values to 0.225 oz gold per ton over 9 ft; Cari…


Mohave steps up Pilgrim project

Mohave Gold Inc. (ASE) has announced it will begin three programs, recommended by MineStart Management Inc., to run concurrently on its Pilgrim mine project, 21 miles northwest of Kingman, Mohave Cty….



Newmont sells stake in Sherritt Gordon

Newmont Second Capital Corp. a wholly-owned subsidiary of New York-based Newmont Mining, recently sold its 34% stake in Sherritt Gordon Mines (TSE) for approximately $40.8 million(US). Sprott Securiti…


Tandem/Storiman ventures release Moss Twp. results

With the expected demise of flow-through financing, partners Storimin Exploration (ASE) and Tandem Resources (ME) have some major decisions to make at the Moss Twp. property, west of Thunder Bay, Ont….


Cathedral drilling

A $1-million exploration program involving a minimum 20,000 ft of drilling is planned this year for Cathedral Gold Corp.’s (tse) Takla Rainbow project 95 miles northeast of Smithers, B.C. Approximatel…


INSIDER TRADES (May 09, 1988)

Agnico-Eagle — P. Penna bought 200,000 to hold 266,152. Amer Barrick — J. Garbutt sold 22,644 to hold 4,200. Aurora Corp — L. Payton bought 13,500 to hold 53,500. Cominco — Teck Corp bought 456,40…


Metal Prices FREE MARKET (May 09, 1988)

London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date May 3 May 2 Apr. 29 Apr. 28 Apr. 27 Copper 1184-1186 N/A 1140-1142 1100-1110 1146-1147 Lead …


Trends in underground drilling

When hydraulic drills were introduced in the early 1970s, productivity shot up to an estimated 107 tonnes per man-hour. That compares with 13 tonnes per man-hour produced using the hand- held pneumati…


Jerome, Muscocho need reserve increase soon

With a November deadline to consider, Jerome Gold Mines (ASE) and Muscocho Explorations (TSE) are currently working against the clock to prove up enough reserves to place the old Jerome mine near Sway…


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