News


Spill shuts down the Omai gold mine

The Omai gold mine in north-central Guyana was shut down when it was discovered that effluent had seeped through the tailings dam and into the Omai River.The market took instant notice of the spill. S…


Greater Lenora delays feasibility

A feasibility study on the Box and Athona properties of Greater Lenora Resources (TSE) has been delayed so that consulting firm H.A. Simons can include the results of recent drilling.Current proven an…


Meetings (August 28, 1995)

MEETINGS Sept 5, ClaimstakerSept 5, Lima GoldSept 5, TranspacificSept 6, AGC Americas GoldSept 6, Blue RangeSept 6, GossanSept 6, SpartonSept 7, GroundstarSept 7, Huronian MinesSept 7, LevonSept 7, Lu…



Sulphides intersected in Yukon

Drilling has encountered sulphide mineralization on the Foot property of Atna Resources (VSE), near Wolverine Lake in south-central Yukon.The property is 20 km east of, and in the same geological form…



Akiko’s drilling expands New Burgin deposit

Drilling on the New Burgin deposit in the Tintic region of Utah is expanding the known deposit.Akiko Gold Resources (VSE) is earning a half interest in the property from Chief Consolidated Mining (NAS…


Editorial Page — Decision time at Port Hope

During the past eight years, the Canadian government has spent at least $21 million of taxpayers’ money to find a suitable location for storing low-level, radioactive waste generated from the Eldorado…


Photo contest focuses on Canadian mining

A milling electrician has been awarded top prize in the Keep Mining in Canada photo contest.The winner, Peter Massi, mill/electrical superintendent at Barrick Gold’s Golden Patricia mine near Dryden, …


Producer prices (August 28, 1995)

ALUMINUM: MW U.S. market US88 cents-89 cents per lb. (August 11, 1995).ANTIMONY: MW New York dealer US$2.30-2.50 per lb. (July 14, 1995).BISMUTH: MW New York dealer US$3.65-3.75 per lb. (August 4, 199…


Alta buys Olinghouse gold properties

Junior producer Alta Gold (NASDAQ) has made the final payment of US$2.25 million for the Olinghouse gold property near Reno, Nev.The company paid a total of US$6.9 million to Phelps Dodge (NYSE) for t…


By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. To learn more, click more information

Dear user, please be aware that we use cookies to help users navigate our website content and to help us understand how we can improve the user experience. If you have ideas for how we can improve our services, we’d love to hear from you. Click here to email us. By continuing to browse you agree to our use of cookies. Please see our Privacy & Cookie Usage Policy to learn more.

Close