1994

In July, shareholders of Nucore Resources and New Aegis Resources will be asked to approve an amalgamation of the two Vancouver-listed companies. New Aegis shareholders would receive one share of the …

Joint-venture partners Western Copper Holdings (VSE) and Thermal Exploration (ASE) are reviewing plans to consolidate the ownership of their Carmacks copper project in the Yukon. Western had agreed to…

Drilling on the Meliadine gold property in the Northwest Territories has enabled 50-50 partners Comstate Resources (TSE) and Cumberland Resources (VSE) to define, more clearly, the extent of the depos…

While one drill focused on near-surface exploration on Eden Roc’s (TSE) Ivory Coast property, a second has been defining the Brahima deposit in preparation for mining startup this fall. The Brahima is…

Survey control in underground mines is essential to ensuring the efficiency of mining systems. I vividly recall my first venture into a mine, in the early years of the Second World War, at the Red Ros…

The Canada Centre for Mineral and Energy Technology (CANMET) has opened a mining research laboratory in Sudbury, Ont. Situated on Kelly Lake Road, the new lab will carry out research in rockbursts, ba…

Semi-monthly reports as of May 15, 1994 showed 262,385,709 shares of 853 issues compared with 243,833,036 shares of 818 issues on Apr 30, 1994. Larger individual positions included: Aber 132,800, down…

Exploration activity appears to be picking up steam in Utah’s Tintic district. The camp was formerly among the most prolific in the state, having produced nearly 3 million oz. gold, more than 300 mill…

Gold producer Cambior (TSE) expects its shares will begin trading on the American Stock Exchange (Amex) by the end of June following the recent approval by New York-based Amex for the listing of the c…

China’s mineral potential appears to have captured the interest of Columbia Gold Mines (VSE). The Vancouver-based junior recently visited the country and carried out field examinations and technical r…

Two Toronto-based juniors — Chesbar Resources (ME) and VenCan Gold (ME) — plan to combine their property interests in Venezuela. Details of the proposed amalgamation will be released shortly. If all…

Two Vancouver-listed juniors, Kenrich Mining and Ambergate Explorations, will merge following the collapse of a 3-way merger agreement with Gitennes Exploration (ASE). Shareholders of Kenrich and Ambe…