Meetings (March 25, 1996)
April 1, Rembrandt Gold — general, extraordinaryApril 2, Madrona — annual, general, specialApril 2, Mark Resources — annual. 2:20 p.m. The Westin Hotel, Britannia Room, 320, 4th Avenure S.W. Calgar…
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Correction (March 25, 1996)
A report on Stellar Gold’s (VSE) agreement to acquire two nickel properties in the Philippines incorrectly stated the terms of the acquisition.Stellar will issue 1.5 million shares to the vendors to e…
Partners boost resource at Meliadine East
Toronto-listed partners Comaplex Minerals and Cumberland Resources have re- assessed the Meliadine East deposit.The property, 15 miles north of Rankin Inlet, N.W.T., now has an indicated geological re…
CIM presents a talk on Musselwhite
The Vancouver branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy & Petroleum (CIM) will present a talk on the Musselwhite gold project, which lies 800 miles northwest of Thunder Bay, Ont.Joseph O’…
Book documents mineral prospects
Mongolian geologists have published what they say is the first English-language book on the mineral resources and geology of that country.The work, entitled Guide to the Geology and Mineral Resources …
First Dynasty tallies reserves for Dublin Gulch
First Dynasty Mines (TSE) reports that its Dublin Gulch project in the Yukon contains more than 1 million oz. gold.Minable reserves for the porphyry deposit stand at 32.8 million tons grading 0.027 oz…
Drill results auger well for Bigstone
Drill holes aimed at open extensions of the Bigstone massive-sulphide deposit in northeastern Saskatchewan have intersected copper and zinc mineralization, and operator Aur Resources (TSE) plans to ca…
Minera Andes attracts Cominco to Argentina
Cominco (TSE) can earn a half interest in the Pino Andino and Santa Clara gold-copper properties in Argentina.To do so, it must spend US$5 million per project over four years and pay the vendor, Miner…
Int’l Curator Res. adds to resource at Boleo project
The Boleo project in Baja California Sur, Mexico, is now estimated to contain 8.6 billion lb. copper and 640 million lb. cobalt.International Curator Resources (TSE) commissioned Tucson-based Mintec t…
DIAMOND NEWS ROUNDUP — Caledonia drills on Dunvegan
Drilling for kimberlites on the Dunvegan property in the Northwest Territories is set to begin.Caledonia Mining (TSE) will begin its program on the 86,000-acre property, 80 km west of Lac de Gras. Nin…
Madsen finds more gold at Red Lake
Underground exploration drilling from the second level of the Madsen mine, southwest of Red Lake, Ont., has encountered a new zone with abundant visible gold and high grades.Madsen Gold (TSE) is explo…
COMMENTARY — Coal sector rises to government’s challenge
Collaboration, rather than compulsion, is the way to go in limiting greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, contends the Coal Association of Canada (CAC).Donald Downing, president of the associati…