U.S. REPORT Coeur d’Alene looks far afield
During the past decade, Coeur d’Alene Mines (NYSE) has taken on a number of new projects that have enabled the company to grow as a gold producer. The company has been and still is one of the largest …
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Trip heightens analysts’ enthusiasm for Chile
Demonstrating the practical advantages of mining in countries like Chile and Brazil is never an easy undertaking for the Canadian companies operating there. The logistics of transporting visiting anal…
Where would you rather have your gold mine?
Where would you rather have your gold mine? The U.S. or Canada? Exploration potential, cost of exploration and development, and generally shareholder reward continue to favor the U.S. over Canada. A c…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Goldbelt plans exploration work
The VSE resource and composite indices remained little changed over the week ended April 9. The resource index posted a 4-point drop to 570.34 while the composite index remained virtually unchanged at…
High interest rates, low prices make 1990 `a disappointing year”
Any way you look at it, the year 1990 will not be remembered fondly by many Canadian mining companies that have seen their profits plunge in the wake of falling metal prices, high interest rates and r…
Samatosum drilling extends new zone
Underground drilling at the Samatosum mine near Kamloops, B.C., has extended the strike length of the new zone of mineralization to about 50 metres in total. The Samatosum mine is owned 70% by Minnova…
WAMIC plans fiesta day
The Women’s Association of the Mining Industry of Canada (WAMIC) will present its “South of the Border Fiesta” at Sheehan’s farm at Caledon East (northeast of Toronto) on Sept. 7 between 11 a.m. and 6…
BP,Lysander to resume drilling on Cat property
A work program operated by BP Resources Canada (TSE) will begin next month to test a sulphide system with associated copper, gold and arsenic defined on the Cat property last year. The property is nor…
Montreal Exchange VSM is active
Active trading marked the week ended April 9, with daily volumes ranging between 4.5 million and 7.6 million shares. The market portfolio was off by almost 9 points on the week, with the mining and mi…
Euros, Thios come up with Rock & Roll reserve figure
A preliminary reserve estimate was released by Eurus Resource (VSE) and Thios Resources (VSE) for their joint venture Rock & Roll property in the Iskut River region of northwestern British Columbia. T…
EDITORIAL Reactivating exploration in Quebec
When Quebec’s new budget is tabled this spring, there could be some good news for the province’s junior mining companies. Recent meetings between the Quebec Prospectors Association and provincial civi…
NEWS IN BRIEF Billikin Resources Ltd.
Billikin Resources Ltd. (BIL:VSE) has changed its name to Cora Resources Ltd. with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-4-old share basis. The transfer agent is Montreal Trust.