Alto, Noront hit sulphides
Partners Noront Resources (NOT-V) and Alto Minerals (ATO-V) have intersected sulphides in two holes on their Windfall property, near Lebel-sur-Quvillon, in northwestern Quebec.Collared on a surface sh…
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COMMENTARY — B.C.’s plan for the future
British Columbia’s mining industry has developed a proposal called Mining Jobs 2000, a plan whereby government and industry work together to achieve the goal of meaningful job creation.The government’…
FACTS ‘N’ FIGURES — Palladium demand on rise
Supplies of palladium in 1997 stand at 5.65 million oz., well short of the demand of 7.44 million oz., according to a report published by London-based metals trader Johnson Matthey.The study, entitled…
Armenian moly producer searching for partner
Armenia’s molybdenum industry is on the rebound , and the country’s largest producer is seeking a foreign partner to help finance and build a new processing plant.Moly in the country is produced chief…
Survey business about more than money
On November 28, the banks placed Aerodat, a well-known airborne geophysical surveying firm, into receivership. The extent of the damage to our industry was far-reaching in that people are out of work,…
OBITUARY — William Murray Telford
William Murray Telford, professor emeritus of mining engineering at McGill University, has died. He was 81.Born in Ottawa, Ont., Telford obtaining a degree in physics from McGill in 1939. At the outbr…
DIAMOND PAGE — Namco readies sea-floor crawler
Initial tests of the NamSSol seabed crawler in the North Sea have proven successful, reports Namibian Minerals (NMR-T).Certain modifications need to be made to the diamond mining vessel’s launch and r…
STOCK MARKETS — Western markets gain a little, lose a little — Voisey’s juniors head north; other Canadian explorers also fare well
The Vancouver Stock Exchange composite index dropped 23.95 points, or 3.8%, over the report period ended Dec. 9 to close at 607.40. The mining index continued its slide, falling 21.82 points, or 4.2%,…
STOCK MARKETS — Bumpy ride for golds as TSE moves higher — No end in sight to gold-price agony; index loses another 6%
The Toronto Stock Exchange made strong gains during the report period Dec.3-9, led by the banks and media stocks. The TSE 300 index composite index closed at 6,766.99 on Dec. 9, adding 99.53 points, o…
Troymin drill-tests St. Maurice
A 10-hole drill program on the St. Maurice project, near La Tuque, Que., has revealed low nickel grades on four exploration targets.Troymin Resources (TYR-M) drilled two holes on the Rochette West sho…
Magna readies Koala for drilling
Consolidated Magna Ventures (CMV-V) is targeting replacement-style massive sulphide mineralization at its Koala project in Mexico’s Chihuahua state.The junior can earn a 70% interest in the original 9…
Companies (December 15, 1997)
Adrian ResourcesAGC Americas GoldAgnico Eagle MinesAlto MineralsAmax GoldAmbrex MiningAntares Mining and ExplorationAnvil RangeArmada GoldAtna ResourcesAurizon MinesBand-Ore ResourcesBanro ResourcesBa…