Hall of Fame dinner postponed
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame inaugural dinner has been postponed to Jan 9, 1989. The dinner, where the first inductees into the Hall of Fame will be announced, was to have been held on Nov. 21, 19…
1988
Aurogin, Duration pleased with Batchwana exploration
Grab samples from six areas within Aurogin Resources (VSE) Batchawana property have returned gold assays ranging from 0.2 to 0.4 oz per ton. The large 495-claim property is shared by Aurogin and Durat…
Drill Program Starts On Oneida’s Maple Leaf Project
A drill program is under way on the Maple Leaf project in the Mishibishu Lake gold camp of Ontario. owned 100% by Oneida Resources (VSE), one of several Applegath Group companies active in the area. T…
Montreal Exchange A year’s difference
There was little celebration one year ago today when stock markets around the globe collapsed. Not that it was the end of the world; on the contrary, investment life went on, albeit at a somewhat slow…
Editorial Opportunities in gold
These are exciting times for gold miners. Since Sir Isaac Newton first established a fixed gold price back in 1717, gold has been synonymous with money, the standard against which all other currencies…
INSIDER TRADES (October 24, 1988)
Anglo Canadian Mg — R. Stokes bought 23,000 (Aug-Sept) to hold 572,401. First Canadian Gold — J. Gill bought 400,000 (private) to hold 1,441,413. Mahogany — Goldsil Res bought 48,700, sold 83,500 (…
Mixed Results From Toodoggone Drilling
Results of a recent drill program on the Chappelle project in the Toodoggone area of British Columbia has led Multinational Resources (VSE) to the conclusion that economic grades are restricted to bel…
Magino mine officially open
The second gold- mine opening in less than a month took place northeast of here recently when the Magino property of Muscocho Explorations (TSE) and McNellen Resources (TSE) officially went into produ…
Alberta Stock Exchange Varna leads again
A Calgary-based company topped the most-active list in Alberta again this week. In much lighter volumes of 300,000, Varna Gold traded as high as 50 and as low as 36 . The issue, which has a promising…
FINANCING (October 24, 1988)
VANCOUVER Shoshoni Gold — gross proceeds rec $250,000. Sierra Madre — 400,000 sold for gross $168,000. Marian Minerals — 700,000 sold for gross $245,000. Wirlwind Res — proceeds rec $105,000. Nava…
Stratmin completes graphite sample test
A 2,225-ton bulk sample of graphitic material from the Mont- Laurier graphite deposit owned by Stratmin Inc. (ME), has been processed. The milling was completed by Asbury Graphite Mills, one of the la…
Northgate’s cash puts Colomac on fast track
Northgate Exploration (TSE) has agreed to provide the remaining financing needed to get the $135- million Colomac gold project into production. The cash-rich company will inject $8 million directly in…