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1992
Canmine acquires Mexican gold bet
Canmine Resources (CDN) has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in the Moctezuma gold property in Chihuahua, Mexico. The property contains two high-grade gold showings, including a 40-ft.-wide quartz ve…
Mixed response to budget from other sectors; Writedown,
The net loss of $91 million reported by Princeton Mining (TSE) for 1991 reflects a $60-million writedown in subsidiary Cassiar Mining, an asbestos mining company now in receivership. The 1991 results …
Mixed results from drilling at Contact Lake
Widely-spaced holes designed to test the Muskeg and Owl showings on the Contact Lake gold property in northern Saskatchewan have all returned uneconomic intersections, says partner Westward Exploratio…
Newmont earns US$40 million on gold purchase
Newmont Mining (NYSE) recently took advantage of low gold prices to buy 375,000 oz. of gold on the forward market. The new reserve will be used to pay off the balance of a one million oz. gold loan sc…
PEOPLE; PEOPLE; PEOPLE; PEOPLE; PEOPLE; PEOPLE; Teck flags 3
Developing new mines will be an important cornerstone for growth in the 1990s, shareholders of Teck (TSE) were told at the company’s recent annual meeting. President Norman Keevil provided details of …
1991 probably peak year for Golden Giant gold mine
Gold production at the low-cost Golden Giant mine of Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) in northern Ontario probably peaked in 1991 at 443,400 oz., according to the Noranda (TSE) controlled company. Hemlo Preside…
METAL MARKETS
ZINC: Producers report reasonably steady sales as consumers continue to buy on a month-to-month basis. In spite of London Metal Exchange (LME) inventories increasing in April from 221,575 to 239,325 t…
Fluor awarded $180-million HudBay contract
Fluor Daniel has secured a $180-million contract to upgrade Hudson Bay Mining and Smelting’s (TSE) processing operations at Flin Flon, Man. The contractor’s mining and metallurgical wing, Fluor Daniel…
Viceroy sets standard for California mines
The official opening of the Castle Mountain gold mine in this historic mining district was a day of celebration for Viceroy Resource (TSE), a persistent and progressive junior company which overcame a…
Rhonda options Noranda prospect
A letter of intent has been signed between Rhonda Mining (ASE) and Noranda Exploration whereby Rhonda may earn a 50% interest in a copper property in the Coppermine area of the Northwest Territories b…
NEWS IN BRIEF (May 11, 1992)
Premier Gold Resources Inc. (PGL:VSE) has changed its name to Cryptic Ventures Inc. (CYV:VSE) with a consolidation of capital on a 1-new-for-3-old-share basis. The transfer agent is Pacific Corporate …