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…
1994
PEOPLE — INCO
Glen Barton elected director.
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….
Rowland leaving Lonrho
One of London’s more controversial and colorful tycoons, Roland (Tiny) Rowland, will resign from the trading company Lonrho PLC, which he has run for three decades, Associated Press reports from the B…
Dynacor drilling Siscoe mine
An underground drilling program by Mines Dynacor (ME) will be aimed at uncovering new gold mineralization deep at the Siscoe mine property near Val d’Or, Que. The junior, which is planning a $300,000 …
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 …
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…
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…
NEWS IN BRIEF (November 14, 1994)
Aurtec Mining Development (AUD.A:ME) has changed its name to Aurtec (AUD.A:ME) on a sh-for-sh basis.
Metal prices boost index (November 14, 1994)
A surge in the metal and mineral sub-index in September helped to push the Bank of Nova Scotia’s commodity price index higher. The all-items index rose 0.6% in September from August; it sits 10.4% hig…