COATS (Over-the-counter) Whisper starts to shout

Little-known Whisper Lake Resources vaulted into the market this week with plans to drill some favorable anomalies on a gold property south of Chibougamau, Que. Whisper gained 15 cents for the week ended Oct. 23, closing at 85 cents on a lead volume of 383,025. Whisper’s sister companies, Cochise Resources and Windy Mountain Explorations (all three are the offspring of mining promotor Stanley Mourin), did not fare so well. Reporting strike extensions of copper mineralization on the MacLeod Lake property north of Chibougamau, Que., Windy lost 25 cents to close at $2.50 on a volume of 7,000 while Cochise traded heavily, losing 25 cents to close at $3.25 on 113,550.

Windy will continue drilling at MacLeod Lake after freeze-up. Cochise is currently exploring the 840-sq.-km property surrounding the MacLeod Lake copper deposit.

Volatile for several weeks, Monttrose Gold picked up 20 cents to close at 90 cents on a volume of 244,300. The company has completed drilling on its gold property near Matachewan, Ont.

Golden Hope Mines, with a big exploration program scheduled for its Bellechasse claims southeast of Quebec City, has lost some of its recent lustre, trading 85 cents-$1.00 on a volume of 28,700.