Since Sudbury Contact Mines (TSE) reported its discovery of eight microdiamonds on its Diamond Lake project a handful of companies have moved into the Kirkland Lake, Ont., region to stake more ground …
Donald Cameron appointed director.
The Nova Scotia and federal governments recently signed a $10-million co-operation agreement on mineral development. The province will contribute $3 million and the federal government, $7 million. The…
Seldom do I feel any urge to applaud those ever broadening regulations imposed by burgeoning provincial bureaucracies that frequently seem hell-bent on strangling our mining industry. But surely few t…
The Nova Scotia government has postponed development of a strip coal mine near the Westray coal mine site that claimed the lives of 26 miners in May. Provincial Environment Minister Terry Donahoe has …
A 6-year, $26-million transportation agreement has been signed with Glenbrook Nickel Co. for the annual movement of about 700,000 tons nickel ore, Trimac Transportation reports. The ore will be shippe…
Junior Golden Tag Resources (VSE) has increased its interest in the Verneuil Twp. gold property southeast of Matagami, Que., from 50% to 60%. The company has also staked an additional five claims to b…
An agreement to acquire a group of claims in the Sierra Valenzuela copper district in northern Chile has been signed by 50-50 joint venture partners Minera Rayrock (TSE) and Compania Hecla Minera Limi…
Calgary-based Newfoundland Exploration (TSE) has acquired a 50-sq.-km exploration licence in the North Labrador Trough, 90 km southwest of Fort Chimo, Que. The junior says it is negotiating with a maj…
A 5,000-ft. reverse circulation drill program by Freegold Recovery (VSE) is now under way on the Golden Summit property 20 miles north of Fairbanks, Alaska, and adjacent to the Fort Knox gold project …
Two extremely different copper deposits in the Yukon stand a good chance of reaching the production stage in the next few years. Proponents of both the Casino copper-gold-molybdenum deposit and the Wi…
Recent drilling results from the Yankee project have owner USMX (NASDAQ) predicting an extension to the mine’s life. The discovery is within the Yankee project near Ely, Nev., about two miles from the…
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