Minnova options Fireweed property
A work program by Minnova (TSE) is slated to begin shortly on the Fireweed property near Smithers, B.C. The company has the right to earn a 70% interest in the polymetallic (gold-silver-lead-zinc-copp…
1990
Tax Angles The ins and outs of CNIL
The phone ring sounded urgent. I picked it up. It was Harry Speers. “Barry, do your guys know what they’re doing?” Now Harry is a bit of a joker but this sounded semi-serious. “Why do you ask, Harry?”…
PEOPLE SLOCAN DEVELOPMENT
George Scott and Robert Barbero appointed directors succeeding Arthur Clemiss and John Ivany who resigned.
Vinta cuts wide zones in Alaska
Drilling on the Illinois Creek project in the western interior of Alaska is returning wide intersections of gold mineralization. The property is owned by Vinta Exploration (VSE) which recently complet…
LAC drilling on Norgold claims
A 10-hole exploration program is halfway complete on the Nevada Chance “East” claim block, some 60 miles north of Lovelock, Nev. The gold project is a joint venture between LAC Minerals (TSE) and Norg…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Eskay provides new excitement
A new gold discovery in the Eskay Creek camp of northwestern British Columbia provided a flurry of excitement, albeit an extremely modest one, on the Vancouver Stock Exchange for the week ended Oct. 1…
Vior and partners increase size of Douay West deposit
Societe d’Exploration Miniere Vior (ME) has revised upwards its estimate of preliminary reserves for the West zone of the Douay gold project in northwestern Quebec. The project is 42%-owned by Inco (T…
Galore Creek area active as Rhodes drills copper zone
Despite its rugged and remote location, the Copper Canyon project in the Galore Creek area of northwestern British Columbia is emerging as one of the more prospective properties being explored by juni…
Seely to address U of T audience
The University of Toronto will host its annual social night, Nov. 1, at the Earth Science Building. Reception begins at 5 p.m. As part of the festivities, L.E. Seeley, Falconbridge Ltd.’s director of …
World’s top mining firms seek better U.S. exposure
It says something about the reputation of Goldman Sachs & Co.’s annual metals and mining seminar that it attracts senior executives from nearly all of the world’s top mining firms. This year an elite …
METAL PRICES FREE MARKET (October 22, 1990)
London Metal Exchange Spot closing prices in $US per tonne, except copper and lead (pounds sterling per tonne) Date October 16 October 15 October 12 October 11 October 10 Copper 1341-1343 1352-1353 13…
Valdez Gold acquires shares of San Paulo
Ian McAvity, chairman of Valdez Gold, says a total of 3,999,724 shares of San Paulo Explorations (ASE) have been deposited under the company’s recent offer to purchase two million shares of San Paulo….