Queenstake plans precious metals probe
Queenstake Resources is raising up to $600,000 for exploration of its B.C. and Yukon precious metal properties, the company reports. The funds, resulting from a financing agreement with NIM and Co. Lt…
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Power plans work on Jaeger property
Power Explorations intends to conduct additional exploration on ground held by Jaeger Resources in the Opapimiskan Lake area of northwestern Ontario. The 99- claim property is shared equally by the tw…
Pioneer nets $15.75m. for Puffy Lake gold mine
Project financing has been secured by Pioneer Metals for its Puffy Lake gold mine, 45 miles northeast of Flin Flon, Man. Debt- free, and with $4 million in working capital (excluding the financing), P…
Shallow drill holes intersect silver values, Lacana says
A series of shallow drill holes have been completed by Lacana Mining Corp. on the California Lake project, south of Bathurst, N.B. Partners include American Ore, Sparton Resources and Lynx-Canada Expl…
Purity is key
High purity separated rare earths are the key to growth in the rare earths industry, Roskill News reports in a recent bulletin. “With prices up to one thousand times those of mixed rare earth compound…
Blackberry outlines gold-platinum gravels
Blackberry Gold Resources says that drilling and test pitting have indicated 820,000 cu m of gold-platinum- bearing gravels on its property near Princeton, B.C. Values range from $1.27 to $7.22 per m …
$1.1 million targetted on Mets in Toodoggone
An exploration budget in excess of $1.4 million is being evaluated by Golden Rule Resources and Manson Creek Resources for the Toodoggone area of north-central B.C., says Manson Creek President Glen H…
Getty to spend $10m. on 1987 exploration
With some excellent gold properties and a working capital of approximately $8.9 million, Getty Resources should be a key player on the Canadian exploration front this year. The company went public las…
Queries Boston Bay platinum stake is big
I am now receiving my Northern Miner regularly and was sure glad to see that story on platinum. It will be helpful with my research as to investing in that metal. I hold some shares in Boston Bay Mine…
Toronto Stock Exchange Golds lead Bay Street bull to even greater
The Bay Street bull has come down with a walloping case of spring fever and no one’s looking for a cure. The beast barrelled ahead 118.87 pts on the composite 300 this week, with more than half that a…
Abitibi seeking $7 million
An underground exploration program budgeted at $7.1 million, has been proposed for Abitibi Resources, Bevcon-Buffadison property near Val d’Or, Que. Abitibi and affiliate company Mid-Canada Gold & Cop…
Metal Markets Share investment advised
Invest in shares rather than physical gold, platinum or silver, J. B. Were & Son advises in a recent update. “Shares usually provide an income in addition to capital gains in excess of inflation,” the…