Southern Peru seeks listing
Peruvian copper producer Southern Peru Copper is going public. The company has filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission in Washington, D.C., related to the proposed s…
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Granges, Cameco exploration initiative
Toronto-listed Granges can acquire a half interest in a 432-claim gold property within the Goldfields mining district of southwestern Nevada. According to a letter of intent signed with a U.S. subsidi…
PEOPLE — INCO
Glen Barton elected director.
INSIDER TRADING — Inco officers exercise options and sell
Five officers of Inco (TSE) exercised options and sold shares in September. According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, senior officer Lorne Ames exercised 920 options at US$23.19 a…
Bolivar drills Tomi in Venezuela
Junior Bolivar Goldfields (VSE) has completed a second phase of reverse-circulation drilling on the Tomi concession in Venezuela’s Bolivar state. The 3,800-metre program identified two new mineralized…
Gibraltar to buy Chilean project
Toronto-listed Gibraltar Mines has opted to buy the Lomas Bayas copper property in Chile for US$14 million. The company will assume a royalty on copper production of US2 cents per lb., capped at US$3….
NEWS ROUNDUP — Madsen buys Dona Lake mill
Junior Madsen Gold (TSE) intends to buy the facilities of the Dona Lake mine, near Pickle Lake, Ont. Madsen will pay $820,000 to Dona Lake Gold Mines for the plant, which includes the 500-ton-per-day …
Gossan drills iron-titanium play
Partners Gossan Resources (VSE) and the Cross Lake First Nations Band have arrived at a resource estimate based on drilling in the eastern portion of the Main Central zone at the Pipestone Lake projec…
Freewest to drill Verneuil gold play
Another phase of diamond drilling is set to begin on Golden Tag Resources’ (VSE) 44-claim Verneuil Twp. gold prospect in northwestern Quebec. The property, owned 60% by Golden Tag and 40% by Gold Hawk…
Chase expands Philippine assets
Junior Chase Resource (TSE) hopes to expand its Philippine assets by acquiring an 85% interest in Bai Saripinang Mining. Chase can acquire an initial 40% by paying US$5,000 plus a US$1,000 option fee …
Int’l Platinum resumes trading
After several months of inactivity, shares of International Platinum (IPC) have resumed trading on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation (NASDAQ). However, owing to what t…
BHP comes to Roost in Arizona
A US $25,000 second option payment will be made by BHP Minerals International to Excellon Resources (VSE) and MVP Capital (TSE) on their jointly owned Robber’s Roost copper project near Tombstone, Ari…