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Renox Creek Resources has changed its name to Equinox Entertainment Corp. on a share-for-share basis.
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Lakeshore program
Geochemical sampling has been completed on Lakeshore Minerals’ property in Maricopa Cty., Ariz. The work has identified several zones of anomalous gold values associated with arsenic and antimony. Du…
Nanisivik mine profitable for MRI
Mineral Resources International reports net income of $4.5 million or 30 cents a share, for the nine months ended Dec 31, compared with a loss of $700,000, or 5 cents a share at the end of 1985. The…
Steep Rock writeoff results in year loss
Steep Rock Resources has written off its $648,208 investment in the Lake St. Joseph iron ore property. The property is near Atikokan, Ont. As a result, the company realized a loss of $188,205 for 1986…
Pine Point reports profit but proceeding with closure
Somewhat ironically, Pine Point Mines reports that in 1986 the company had unaudited net earnings of $2 million, compared with a net loss from operations in the previous year of $2.2 million, before w…
Westmin High grade on Debbie bet excites Westmin Res.
The Sicker Group on Vancouver Island has been the subject of some fairly intense exploration in recent years, much of it by Westmin Resources and Nexus Resource Corp. Westmin’s Buttle Lake mining oper…
United Reef buys platinum concession
A letter of intent has been signed between United Reef Petroleums and a private company for the purchase, by United, of a 32,000-acre concession in the Labrador Trough. Located in northeastern Quebec,…
Goldstake gets cash
A private placement has been completed by Goldstake Explorations which has raised $750,000. The issue of one million common shares with warrants was made to a European group. The proceeds, Goldstake s…
Unique platinum play for Eldor, Ellen
A unique showing of platinum mineralization, associated with uranium and gold, is the focus of an exploration program operated by Eldor Resources and funded by partner Mary Ellen Resources. Known as t…
Major gold mine Big Missouri, Silbak in production by late ’88
It took nine years and 24 separate deals to consolidate the Big Missouri properties near Stewart, B.C., into a simplified package for Westmin Resources. Over that period, Tournigan Mining Explorations…
Editorial Ups and downs at the PDA convention
The mood at this year’s convention of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada will likely swing somewhere between exhilaration and apprehension. Among the 3,000 or so delegates expected…
Camindex seeks extra funding
Additional funding is being sought by Camindex Mines for the Valdez Creek Mine gold project in Alaska, in which Camindex has a 51% interest. The company reports it is in arrears with respect to its fu…