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GAC-MAC meeting set for spring

The joint meeting of the Geological Association of Canada and the Mining Association of Canada will be held May 26-28 at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont.The meeting will feature five symposia ra…


Franco-, Euro-Nevada pour gold at Midas

The royalty sisters have graduated to gold producer status. In early December, Franco-Nevada Mining (FN-T) and Euro-Nevada Mining (EN-T), equal partners in the Midas joint venture, poured their first …


Ken Snyder in caldera country

Having mapped in detail most of the Midas district for two different mining companies, I have to take exception to the implication in your article that the Ken Snyder mine does not lie in a caldera se…



Foran funds drilling in Saskatchewan

To fund further drilling of its McIlvenna Bay polymetallic property in Saskatchewan, Foran Mining (FOM-V) intends to raise $1.7 million through a private placement.The junior will issue 2.8 million un…


TVI farms out Rapu Rapu

A group of companies controlled by Lafayette Mining, a publicly traded Australian company, has signed a joint-venture agreement with TVI Pacific (TVI-T) to acquire a 75% stake in the Rapu Rapu preciou…




Index (December 21, 1998)

Jan. 20 Canadian Mining Hall of Fame — “11th Annual Induction Banquet.” Royal York Hotel, Toronto. Contact Christine Giovis. Tel: (416) 510-6843. Fax: (416) 442-2181.Jan. 20-21 McGill University (Dep…


Skyline to extend Snip on to Bronson Slope

Junior International Skyline Gold (SK-V) and Homestake Canada, a wholly owned subsidiary of San Francisco-based Homestake Mining (HM-N), have inked a deal on the exploration and possible mining of a p…


Pacific Rim boosts resource

The size of the Oculto silver-gold deposit in northwestern Argentina has expanded, reports Pacific Rim Mining (PFG-T).Reno, Nev.-based Mine Development Associates estimates that the deposit contains a…


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