1987


Casa Berardi drilling for Honcho, Baden

Two closely associated companies in the I.C. Christopher camp — Honcho Gold Mines and Baden Explorations — have reached an agreement with Beaufield Resources Inc. which will see the latter carry out…


Ekaton testing silica at kaolin deposit

Development work is continuing on the Wood Mountain kaolin property in Saskatchewan, operator Ekaton Industries says. A laboratory facility has been built on site which is evaluating the silica potent…


Recon hole hits at Canamax’s Clavos

The first reconnaissance drill hole on the Clavos property held by partners Canamax Resources (66.66%) and Bruneau Mining Corp. (33.33%) has cut a 16.4-ft section grading 0.3 oz gold per ton. The Clav…


Restructuring set for Mountain-West

Mountain- West Resources says the 1986 agreement on its Elkhorn property with Homestake Mining has been restructured. The new agreement will allow Homestake to earn a 50% interest by spending $3 milli…


Queenstake options California gold bet

Queenstake Resources has optioned its Argus gold property near Bakersfield, Calif., to Childs International, a subsidiary of an Australian mining group. The company will be able to earn a 60% interest…




Obituary Played key roll in Northgate growth

A lawyer who became a top mining executive playing a key role in the growth of Northgate Exploration into a senior international mining company, George T. Smith, died in Toronto on Jan 29 at the age o…


Metals Report State ownership nothing to fear

Since metal prices collapsed in the early 1980s, North American producers have had a propensity for whining about “unfair” competition from state-owned mining companies in Third World countries. The N…


Mercator drilling base metals claims

A drill program is under way on a base metals property held under option by Mercator Resource Corp. The company is putting down two holes on the Sentinel Mountain property held under option from Texas…



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