1988

I last wrote to The Northern Miner in January, 1981 asking for the address of Nicoba Mines Ltd., a company which I own shares in. You were very kind to send me the address. Can you now tell me if Nico…

Quebec Mines Minister Raymond Savoie has been openly critical of the Canadian Exploration Incentive Program, the federal government program that changes flow-through share investment benefits from a t…

A private company founded by Robert Friedland, president of Galactic Resources (TSE), and Eric Friedland recently made a $1.2 million private placement in War Eagle Mining (VSE), which owns the War Ea…

I was somewhat puzzled by statements made in your article “Calpine cuts 96 ft of 0.7 oz gold” (N.M., Nov 7/88). No doubt the folks at Calpine Resources were very gratified to see their average grades …

Anticipating sales of 305,000 oz in 1988, Battle Mountain Gold (TSE) is proving to be one of the more profitable gold producers in North America. Third quarter net income jumped 26% to $15.3 million a…

The turnaround of the MacLellan gold mine appears to have been successfully completed, mine owner and operator LynnGold Resources (TSE) says. Results from the third quarter show the mine producing 14,…

The Vancouver brokerage community has given a new name to War Eagle Mining which fell out of orbit last week and almost burned up on re-entry. People are now calling it “War Budgie,”a sparrow-sized bi…

When a senior takes an interest in a junior, watch out] Toronto-based Corona Corp. has announced it has reached an option agreement with Messeguay Mines whereby it may earn up to a 70% interest in a p…

With the sun retreating from sight almost completely and temperatures plunging to as low as minus 50 C, it’s difficult to imagine a harsher winter setting. But here on the rocky north shore of Baffin …

The dispute between Granges Exploration (TSE) and Abermin Corp. (TSE) (N.M., Sept 5/88) over the Tartan Lake gold mine has taken on a new twist. It could be an ominous one for the almost insolvent Abe…

A strengthening in the price of gold was accompanied this week by renewed interest in a number of Alberta issues. American Ore Ltd. was the volume leader with 493,300 shares following the release of d…

BGR Goldcorp Central MVP Capital Net value $12.33% 9.36 7.29 1.03 Price $10.125% 6.250 6.12 0.67 Discount $17.88% 33.3% 16.0% 35.0% Value $73,395,449 164,…