1991

Redfern Resources (TSE) Co-Chairman George Fink and director Murray Pyke recently demonstrated an astute sense of timing by selling part of their holdings in the Vancouver-based explorer. According to…

The Ontario Ministry of the Environment has issued an order against Pamour (TSE) which requires the company to take certain steps in relation to an incident last October near Matachewan, Ont., involvi…

As 40% of the world’s zinc producers will have trouble meeting their cash costs at current prices, zinc won’t remain at recent levels for very long, said Graham Farquharson, President of Conwest Explo…

Halfway through a 20,000-ft. underground drilling program on the Pend Orielle project in Washington State, RFC Resource Finance (TSE) has extended the strike length of the Yellowhead zone by 600 ft. L…

A director of Waterford Resources (VSE), a company prominent in recent claim disputes in northwestern British Columbia’s Eskay Creek gold camp, has resigned to “pursue career goals” with the province’…

“I think what has happened is that gold has reverted to its long-standing original role: shock absorber. For centuries it absorbed every attempt by kings and governments to debase coinage. Commodity p…

Holders of Echo Bay Mines’ (TSE) Swiss Franc 3.875% bonds, due 1996, will be able to convert the bonds into common shares of the gold producer until Oct. 28. At the option of the bondholders, each of…

After having netted $1.28 million in a recent public financing, Loki Gold (VSE) is well financed to meet exploration commitments scheduled for this year on the Brewery Creek project near Dawson, Yukon…

Trading slowed down during the holiday-shortened week ended May 21, with daily volumes ranging between 3.2 million and four million shares. While the market portfolio managed a gain of less than one p…

While gold production at Dickenson Mines’ (TSE) Red Lake, Ont., operation is down slightly from last year’s levels, the company reported a slight increase in first-quarter earnings. Dickenson said ear…

May 21 May 20 May 17 May 16 May 15 HIGH LOW Composite”300″ 3447.63 Holiday 3449.74 3456.18 3444.71 4009.47 3009.91 Metals & Minerals 2991.77 Holiday 2997.42 3017.76 3007.73 3453.06 2502.6…

Even though mesothermal vein-type gold deposits are most often associated with Juneau’s rich mining past, the district’s first new producer is a massive sulphide deposit that turns out significant amo…