Coniagas Mines
The Coniagas Mines has purchased six claims from Hillsborough Exploration located in Pifher Twp., near Beardmore, Ont. The deal is subject to approval of Hillsborough shareholders. In a related transa…
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Getty gold exploration has $4-million backing
Getty Resources has filed a preliminary prospectus for a public offering of common shares and purchase warrants. The company’s president and chief executive officer, Richard C. Atkinson, claims it’s e…
La Teko results very high grade
Some very high grade gold values have been encountered in a drill program at La Teko Resources’ Tillicum Mountain property near Nakusp, B.C. The project has a reputation for generating bonanza-type re…
Further drilling for Achilles at Casa Berardi
Vancouver-based Achilles Resources is going to carry out a second-phase follow-up program of exploratory drilling on its 69-claim Casa Berardi gold property in Estrees twp. which it holds under option…
Platinum property for Cream Silver
Geology favorable for hosting platinum and chromite mineralization has been mapped on claims held by Cream Silver Mines in the Lac des Iles area. Located 50 miles north of Thunder Bay, Ont., the Lac d…
Montreal Exchange New and old both active
Wednesday close, Sept 3 One of the country’s newest gold producing companies and one of its oldest shared the spotlight on the Montreal Exchange this week as the gold price surged above $400 pulling g…
Queenston raises funds for exploration work
Queenston Gold Mines says it has arranged a $500,000 flow-through share financing for current exploration projects in the Kirkland Lake and Detour Lake areas. President Michael Gray says for instance …
Viceroy drills again on California heap leach gold bet
Viceroy Resource Corp. says drilling has resumed on the Castle Mountain open pit heap leach gold project southwest of Las Vegas, Nev. Viceroy says the first complete hole drilled to test the western e…
Gold ’86 shaping up as a major international event
More than 1,000 people are expected to attend Gold ’86; an international symposium on the geology of gold deposits taking place in Toronto from Sept 28- Oct 1. Symposium Chairman Eric Craigie says mor…
Radisson drilling Douay property
Diamond drilling has started on the Douay Twp., Que., property held by Radisson Resources. Located near Joutel, the property is being tested by 5,000-ft program designed to define the dimensions of a …
Stop kicking a wounded industry
Tighten government spending? Slash the federal deficit? These appear but a daydream of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. Certainly it’s a message that has not got through to the Canadian International De…
Queenstake adds $100,000 to its operating cash flow
Queenstake Resources says it has received $625,000 from a limited partnership for the funding of Yukon placer operating costs in exchange for a share of production and “certain tax benefits.” Presiden…