NovaGold drills copper below planned gold pit
A 15-hole drilling program has started on the Murray Brook property, west of Bathurst, N.B. The target is base metals, not gold. Project operator NovaGold Resources (TSE) is drilling the holes to prov…
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Oneida Res. options Arizona gold claims
An Arizona precious metals property has been acquired recently by Oneida Resources (VSE). .T The property, known as the Mexican Hat project, is located in Cochise Cty., Ariz., about 80 miles southe…
CIM-NB gives grant to school
Officers of the New Brunswick Branch of CIM met recently with students and teachers at Fredericton High School to present a grant to the school’s geological studies program. Seen here, John Stirling, …
Noramco Mining tallies massive loss
The loss tallied $61,394,000 by Noramco Mining (TSE) for the first nine months of its current fiscal year testifies to a succession of exploration and development disappointments compounded by the clo…
Treminco targets mill start-up for May
By May of this year, Treminco Resources (TSE) expects to have completed construction of its own 200-ton-per-day mill on the Ptarmigan mine site located about 12 miles from Yellowknife, N.W.T. The new …
Metal Prices FUTURES PRICES (March 13, 1989)
N.Y. Commodity Exchange Week’s High Low Close Change COPPER (in US cents per lb.) Mar153.50 150.00 150.10 + 13.40 May145.60 142.30 144.00 + 12.80 Jul138.30 135.30 137…
Minven initiates study on conventional milling
The feasibility study for a conventional milling operation at Minven Gold Corp.’s (TSE) Gilt Edge mine in South Dakota has been awarded to Bechtel Inc. of San Francisco. The study, which will consider…
Eastmaque aims to expand reserves at California mine
In an effort to increase reserves at its producing Cargo Muchacho gold mine, Eastmaque Gold Mines (TSE) has started its first exploration program since acquiring the California property from Newmont i…
Greater Lenora
Donald T. Rankin, secretary of Greater Lenora (TSE) announces the company has requested that the Vancouver Stock Exchange delist their common shares. The common shares will continue to be listed and p…
Editorial On the level for 75 years
The First World War was fuelling a boom for Canada’s mining industry in early 1915 when Ben Hughes, a mining columnist for a Cobalt newspaper, and Ernie Hand, a printer, put out the first issue of The…
Cominco Resources underground on Mexican Copper project
An underground program has started at the Maria copper project in Mexico, and assuming satisfactory mining conditions are encountered, partners Cominco Resources International (TSE) and Empresas Frisc…
Storimin/Tandem improve odds
Recent drilling has resulted in a rather dramatic improvement in the mine-making chances for the Moss Twp. joint venture gold project of Storimin Exploration (ASE) and Tandem Resources (ME), The North…