12 honored as Hall of Fame’s first inductees
The industry honored some of its own last January at the inaugural dinner of the Mining Hall of Fame held at Toronto’s Royal York Hotel. Keynote speaker at the event was former Falconbridge chairman B…
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Stratabound releases New Brunswick results
Stratabound Minerals (ASE) has released some encouraging results from its 100% owned CNE zinc-lead-silver property near Bathurst, N.B. where reserves above the 130-ft level stand at 210,000 tons of gr…
Fleck extension
Euralba Mining, an Australian company, has been granted an extension on an option agreement by Fleck Resources (VSE). Under the terms of their new agreement, Euralba has the right to exercise its righ…
Greenstone drilling Gold Creek property
A diamond drilling program is scheduled to start this month on the Gold Creek property owned by Greenstone Resources (TSE) and Dragoon Resources (VSE) in British Columbia. The 38,585-acre property is …
Shareholders get top dollar as Falconbridge sale unfolds
It was no secret that Alf Powis and Noranda Inc. (TSE) wanted Falconbridge Ltd. Noranda had been foiled once before in a takeover bid for the free world’s second largest nickel producer and its lucrat…
Hansuld to head Int’l Platinum
The board of directors of International Platinum (TSE) recently appointed John Hansuld, Ph.D., as president of the company. Hansuld was former president of Canamax Resources (TSE) from 1983 to 1989, d…
Share ownership up strongly in Canada, TSE Survey says
The Toronto Stock Exchange recently released its third major Canadian share ownership study of the decade. The publication, titled Canadian Shareowners: Their Profile and Attitudes, shows the dramati…
Books (January 01, 1990)
The CRC Practical Handbook of Physical Properties of Rocks and Minerals, proposed by leading specialists, has been prepared as a comprehensive source of basic information. The technical data have been…
New mines opening across the country mark completion of successful
Last year a number of new mines saw their first production. Among them was Cheni Gold’s (TSE) Lawyers mine in the Toodoggone area of British Columbia, which came on stream in August. It will have an e…
COATS (over-the counter) Teddy Bear up 10 cents
Volume leader for the holiday week ended Dec 26 was Milestone Resource which closed at 19 cents on volume of 117,000 shares. A couple of months ago, Milestone completed a shallow drill program on the…
Vancouver Stock Exchange Index gains ground in quiet trading
As each year comes to a close, economists and analysts bring out the crystal ball and make projections on what is in store for the future. Although the threat of recession and unrelenting high interes…
Gold slump hurts Yukon, base metals activity up
A swing back to base metals and a renewed interest in copper highlighted the past year’s mineral exploration season despite a significant downturn, a federal geologist told the annual Geoscience Forum…