Princeton gets nod for Huckleberry
Princeton Mining (TSE) has received federal approval to proceed with development of the Huckleberry open-pit copper mine near Houston, B.C.Princeton is developing the mine in concert with a consortium…
1996
Exall buys stake in Hislop-Beatty
A final feasibility study at the Hislop-Beatty gold property near Matheson, Ont., has prompted Exall Resources (TSE) to buy a 60% interest from Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE).The remaining 40% is held by Glim…
NEWS IN BRIEF (April 08, 1996)
Peltech Industries (PLN:VSE) has changed its name to Gold Win Ventures (GWV: VSE) on a 1-new-for-5-old-share basis.
EDITORIAL — Stay tuned
The battle for control of the rich Voisey’s Bay nickel-copper-cobalt deposit in Labrador has become the business story of the year. Doubtless, many journalists would gladly have traded places with a f…
AMT raises funds for copper project
Toronto-listed AMT International Mining has closed an initial public offering of 6.5 million units priced at $1 per unit.Each unit consists of one AMT common share and one AMT common share purchase wa…
ODDS’N’SODS — The gold that got away
During the 1930s, I was employed as a smoke tester at a large non-ferrous smelter, where custom ore was ground, sampled and stockpiled until a sufficient supply was on hand for treatment.Notwithstandi…
EDITORIAL — Now you see it . . .
Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources (EMPR) is no more. Without warning, British Columbia’s new premier, Glen Clark, ordered an end to a ministry that has served the province well ever si…
Ditem recovers macros at Temiscamingue
Two more macrodiamonds have been found by Ditem Explorations (ME) in a 75-kg stream sample from the Temiscamingue property near the Quebec town of the same name.One of the stones has a slight yellow c…
Carson has yen for diamonds
Trading in Carson Gold (VSE) will remain halted for three months as the company prepares engineering and evaluation reports and carries out due diligence on two proposed acquisitions in China.The comp…
PRODUCER PRICES (April 01, 1996)
ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US75.5 cents-76.5 cents per lb. (March 15, 1996).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$1.85-2.00 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1996).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.90-4.05 per lb. (Feb. 29, 1…
Chase and BHP enlarge holdings
Partners Chase Resource (TSE) and BHP Minerals are expanding their ground position in the Philippines by acquiring more than 110,000 hectares in Aurora and Nueva Ecija provinces.The claims are at the …
MacDonald’s Golden Hill shows good potential
A gold target within MacDonald Mines Exploration’s (ASE) Golden Hill property in east-central Cuba has returned gold values, and two other targets show potential to host gold mineralization.At the Lit…