1992

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…

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…

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 …

Claude Resources (TSE) has become involved in a controversy surrounding investment funds set up for would-be Canadian immigrants after running into financing and operational difficulties at its Seabee…

Western markets leveled off during the period ended May 5, with the Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index finishing up 5.74 points to the 620 level and the resource index slipping just under three …

All that government gold — 12.3 million oz. at the end of March — no longer glitters as it once did. However, despite depressed prices, there’s still a silver lining in those gold bricks gathering d…

In its 1990 annual report, Glimmer Resources stated it has reserves in Hislop Twp. in northeastern Ontario of 1.07 million tons (968,190 tonnes) grading 0.34 oz. gold per ton. When one compares this d…

Full-scale operations at the Premier Gold project near Stewart, B.C., will be closed by June 30 of this year. Operator Westmin Resources (TSE) plans to continue exploring the area, and will continue m…

Canada’s mining industry must move faster if it wants to compete in new global markets which demand high-quality metals at competitive prices. That was the nub of a speech Quebec Energy Minister Lise …

The economy here is in for a shot in the arm perhaps as early as year’s end thanks to a new gold mine being developed about 90 miles to the southwest. Kian Jensen, administrator of the privately owned…

A growing obsession with environmental regulations and an unnecessarily complicated tax structure are discouraging new investment in Canada’s mining industry, says Lars Eric Johansson, chief financial…

Semi-monthly reports as of April 15, showed 26,377,283 shares of 619 issues compared with 24,177,660 shares of 587 issues on March 31. Larger individual positions included: Amax Gold 122,250, down 21,…