Virginia forms partnership with Placer Dome
Weeks after announcing a “strategic alliance” with Noranda (NRD-T), Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) has teamed up with Placer Dome (PDG-T) to explore for precious metals in the Labrador Trough regi…
Boreal Exploration Inc
Virginia keeps the faith at James Bay
Prospecting and mapping by Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-T) have outlined several new gold-bearing and polymetallic structures on the junior’s extensive land package in the James Bay region of northern Que…
Sarmin goes public as TGW
Sarmin Exploration, a private Ontario company with an exploration portfolio in the Dominican Republic, has begun trading publicly following a reverse-takeover of Quebec-based Boreal Exploration (BOR-M…
Nuinsco resumes drilling — Noranda, Falco pick up ground
The eyes of the junior market are back on Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) as the company resumes drilling at its Lac Rocher nickel prospect, 100 km northeast of Matagami, Que.Nuinsco has established its cam…
Companies (March 15, 1999)
Alberta EnergyAltius MineralsAnglo AmericanArgentina GoldAshanti GoldfieldsAshton Mining of CanadaAzimut ExplorationBarrick GoldBHP DiamondsBlack Hawk MiningBoreal ExplorationBroken Hill Pr…
Lac Rocher property picture begins to clear
Staking around the Nuinsco Resources (NWI-T) nickel-copper discovery near Lac Rocher, Que., is continuing, as option deals are being signed on properties in the region, about 120 km northeast of Matag…
Companies (February 08, 1999)
Aber ResourcesAlto MineralsAmeridex MineralsApex Silver MinesApogee MineralsArgentina GoldAsarcoAshanti GoldfieldsAvalon VenturesBand-Ore ResourcesBarrick GoldBeaufield Consolidated Resourc…
Staking rush heats up
Dozens of staking crews are busy blazing claim lines through the spruce stands of the Lac Evans area, east of the James Bay highway in northwestern Quebec, on the heels of the recent nickel discovery …
EXPLORATION – GeoNova, Inmet revise Chevrier deal
GeoNova Explorations (GNE-M) and Inmet Mining (IMN-T) have reworked a 1995 agreement which provided the former with an option to acquire the latter’s Chevrier gold project near Chibougamau, Que.Under …
EXPLORATION – Virginia finds more gold in Quebec
Junior Virginia Gold Mines (VIA-M) has discovered more gold at its La Grande Sud and Poste Lemoyne properties in the James Bay region of northern Quebec.Four holes drilled at Grande Sud intersected a …
Companies (June 15, 1998)
Adex MiningAlta GoldAmax GoldAmericomm ResourcesAMT International MiningAnaconda NickelAnglo AmericanAntares Mining & ExplorationAnvil Range MiningArgentina GoldArizona Star ResourceAsarcoAtapa Minera…
NEVADA AND THE WESTERN STATES — Diehard Abitibi explorer gets its feet wet in Nevada — Boreal picks up option on property north of Round Mountain
Leaving the swamps and black flies of the Canadian Shield behind, Boreal Exploration (BOR-M) has inked a deal with a private company to take over an advanced gold exploration property in west-central …