As a son of a well-known prospector, I’m very concerned that we are losing a vital part of our mining heritage; our prospector. The prospector’s role in the industry today has changed dramatically sin…
In a week when Alberta volumes were generally low, three companies with properties in the Beardmore and Schreiber areas of northwestern Ontario, proved to be significant performers. They included San …
Without much liquidity in Vancouver it’s understandable why most investors are staying on the sidelines until the New Year. Also, gold and oil prices are proving to be quite volatile which has made re…
Gordon Cameron, who was instrumental in forming a number of junior mining companies including Camflo Mines, has died at his home in Gatineau, Que. Cameron, who was born in the Cobalt-New Liskeard area…
Plans for a new heap leach mine in southern California are high on Equinox Resources’ agenda following its acquisition of the Zenda gold property, located 40 miles east of Bakersfield in Kern Cty. Equ…
Seabright Resources of Halifax is taking steps to maximize gold production at the Forest Hill deposit by contracting 20 experienced narrow vein miners from Cornwall, England, for a year. The miners wi…
Spot closing prices in Pound Sterling per tonne Date Dec. 15 Dec. 14 Dec. 11 Dec. 10 Dec. 9 Copper 1553-1558 1570-1580 1518-1522 1432-1433 1465-1470 Lead 352-353 350-351 352-3…
A new gold zone has been discovered at Cathedral Gold Corp.’s 52%-owned Sterling mine project near Beatty, Nev. Since the mine was spun off by Imperial Metals into Cathedral, the property has been exp…
T I am quite fed up with the jingoist crusade of Messrs (Mel) Hurtig and (Edward) Broadbent et al, who are trying to block a free trade agreement between Canada and the United States. As a freedom-lov…
The price of gold briefly crept over the $500(US)-per-oz mark in London last week, representing the first time since February, 1983, the precious metal has topped that price level. The morning fix in …
A $228,000 exploration program has been recommended for Strike Minerals’ Thesaurus property located 12 miles northeast of Matachewan, Ont. The program will examine several surface showings associated …
Hope Brook Gold realized earnings of $149,000 or 1 cents per share for the 3-month period ended Oct 31. Although gold production from the company’s Hope Brook gold mine in Newfoundland began in August…
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