Rogi options Aur property
Recently reaching agreement with Aur Resources (TSE) to earn up to a 45% interest in Aur’s 9-claim Lourmet property in Louvicourt Twp. near Val d’Or, Que., was Exploration Rogi (ME). The copper-zinc-s…
1989
Editorial Governments taking more than their share
Even with British Columbia’s mining industry reporting its best earnings in 10 years, future growth is far from guaranteed. Perhaps the most startling figure to come out of an annual review of the i…
Aur calls bailiff to seize shares pending lawsuit
A cloak and dagger style raid on St. Genevieve Resources’ (TSE) Montreal offices is the latest event in a continuing dispute between St. Genevieve and Toronto-based Aur Resources (TSE). On Aug 23, bai…
Malartic completes Congress purchase
Acquisition of the Congress gold mine near Wickenburg, Ariz., by Malartic Hygrade Gold Mines (Canada) (VSE) from Echo Bay Mines (TSE) has been completed, Malartic reports. The sale of the mine for sha…
Letters to the Editor (September 04, 1989)
Your reply to the query (N.M., Aug 17) concerning Peterson Cobalt Mines struck a chord. I immediately got out my package of sundry mining certificates and found that, yes, I am a shareholder. My label…
Goldcorp buys Wharf shares
Goldcorp Investments, a Toronto-based gold fund, reports acquisition of 219,900 shares of Wharf Resources (TSE), a company which operates a heap-leach mine in South Dakota. Major shareholder of Wharf …
Calpine’s latest drilling fuels market surge
The Vancouver Stock Exchange roared back to life in a frenzy of trading activity sparked by drill results from the Eskay Creek gold project north of Stewart, B.C. The bulk of recent trading involves c…
Managing Canada’s Mines
In the gold mining business it’s not necessary to be big to be successful. It’s the ounces produced that count, says Paul Cregheur, mine manager for Malartic Hygrade Gold Mines. 0000,0500 “For the sa…
Bitech to go underground at Nugget Pond property
After outlining a small but high- grade gold deposit on its Nugget Pond property in northern Newfoundland, Bitech Corp (ASE) is set to launch an underground exploration program this fall. Although it …
Northern Miner names new Western Editor
Vivian Danielson has been named Western Editor for The Northern Miner, Canada’s mineral resources newspaper. Danielson, a mining journalist for the past five years, was managing editor for a mining jo…
Eskay Creek area comes alive
Although much of the credit has to go to Murray Pezim and hole 109, a full- fledged outbreak of gold fever has set the stage for a new wave of exploration into northwestern British Columbia’s gold cam…
Bullish outlook for base metals from Australian analyst
An Australian-based securities firm falls into the bullish camp for base metals when looking ahead to 1990 and beyond. J. B. Were & Son, in a recent publication, foresees supply rising to meet demand …