U.S. REPORT Koval farms out Montana prospect
Vancouver-based Barkhor Resources (VSE) will have the option to earn an interest in the Uncle Sam prospect near Sheridan, Mont., following an agreement with Calgary- based Koval Resources (ASE). By sp…
1990
Rochester deals South Mercur
Several months after acquiring the South Mercur gold property from Dominion Mining and Ennex International, Rochester Minerals (VSE) has negotiated an agreement with Kennecott Corp. The deal gives Ken…
Minnova, Kerr hit by Lac Shortt writedown
A $10 million writedown on the carrying value of the Lac Shortt gold mine in northwestern Quebec resulted in a $589,000 third-quarter loss for Kerr Addison Mines (TSE) compared with earnings of $5.6 m…
U.S. REPORT Explorers shun recent sale of Minnesota mineral leases
Minnesota has been left out in the cold as exploration gears up in the Rhinelander-Ladysmith greenstone belt of neighboring Wisconsin. Although Minnesota put thousands of mineral leases up for sale du…
Letters to the editor Volunteers needed for rock shop
Over the last couple of years I have volunteered some of my time at the rock shop housed in the Ontario Science Centre in Toronto. This is an area where the public can examine rock and mineral samples…
People TRIMIN RESOURCES
Peter Bradshaw, Brian Fraser, Terry Holland, Randy Turner elected to the board.
Asamera gears up to increase work on Meliadine find
With assay results now in from a 14-hole drill program, Asamera Minerals (TSE) is busy planning an expanded 1991 exploration program for its new gold discovery near Rankin Inlet in the Northwest Terri…
Seven Mile High rejects Hamelin offer
Shareholders of Seven Mile High Group (VSE) rejected an unusual offer by former president Maurice Hamelin to drop his $1.3 million lawsuit against the company on the condition they elect a board of di…
NEWS IN BRIEF (November 05, 1990)
An information forum on professional registration of geoscientists will be held this month in three Ontario cities: Sudbury (Nov. 14, 8 p.m.), Timmins (Nov. 15, 7 p.m.) and Ottawa (Nov. 16, 1 p.m.). T…
Ramrod drilling Spanish property
A drilling program is under way on the Marta gold-silver property owned by Consolidated Ramrod (VSE) in northwestern Spain. The program is testing a gold-bearing quartz vein system known as Las Llagas…
Experts to give advice on Bill 208
Many of the provisions in Bill 208, Ontario’s new occupational health and safety law, will come into effect Jan. 1, 1991. Advisers from the government and the province’s top employers will give guidan…
Steel consumption expected to decline
Despite eventual possible economic fallout from rising oil prices, 1990 is likely to be a peak year for steel consumption in the Western World, said the secretary general of the International Iron and…