Tri Origin drills Straw Lake play
A 2,000-metre drill program is under way at Tri Origin Exploration’s (TSE) Straw Lake gold property, west of Thunder Bay, Ont.The northern half of the 2,135-hectare property is underlain by intrusive …
1995
USMX acquires Ecuadorian firm
Colorado-based USMX (TSE) has acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Mega Minerals, an Ecuadorian company which holds title to eight exploration concessions in the South American country.In …
Spot prices at a glance (May 29, 1995)
Wednesday, May 24Week’sPrice (US)ChangeGold*$382.90-$0.50Silver*$5.40+$0.02Platinum*$431.75+$3.10Nickel**$3.43+$0.12Lead**$0.28+$0.01Copper$1.29+$0.03Zinc$0.47 $0.00Courte…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Expect the unexpected
Residents of Ontario will go to the polls in early June to decide which political leader will hold the reins of power for the next four years. And not long after that, British Columbians will do the s…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR — RTF method unique to Geco
I read, with special interest, the Odds ‘n’ Sods article by Mr. S.J. Hunter referring to the Geco mining system (T.N.M., May 15/95). Mr. Hunter’s frequent contributions and references to unique indivi…
INSIDER TRADING — Senior officers and directors trade Barrick Gold shares
A senior officer and two directors of Barrick Gold (TSE) sold common shares of the company in March.According to the Ontario Securities Commission’s OSC Bulletin, Luis Baertl, senior officer, exercise…
EDITORIAL PAGE — A catalyst for change
The Voisey Bay nickel-copper-cobalt project has sparked the largest staking rush ever seen in Atlantic Canada, with more than 100,000 claims registered in Labrador since the discovery was announced la…
Companies (May 29, 1995)
Aber Akiko GoldAltaiAmax GoldAshton Mng CanAurAurizonBarrick GoldCaledoniaCamphor VCanyonChampionChannelConquistdr Cons SamrkdContl PacfcDiamnd FldsEcho BayElectra MngFalcon…
Anglo American studies Venezuelan nickel mine
Having completed a feasibility study on the Loma de Hierro nickel project in Venezuela, Anglo American hopes to work towards development of an open-pit mine.The proposed operation would produce ferro-…
INVESTMENT COMMENTARY — Investors advised to pursue promising junior
With the takeover of International Musto Resources (TSE) by Rio Algom and Australian-based North Ltd. all but complete, investors may be on the lookout for juniors exhibiting similar exploration poten…
Santa Fe reinterprets Springpole
Exploration at the Springpole project, 71 miles east of Red Lake, Ont., will return to the basics this summer as Santa Fe Pacific Gold (NYSE) attempts to reinterpret the property’s geology.Santa Fe, w…
Channel to make rights offering
A planned rights offering by Channel Resources (VSE) will enable the junior to continue exploring its gold concessions in Burkina Faso, West Africa.Channel, which has 19 million shares outstanding, wi…