Results from the latest round of drilling at Diamond Fields Resources'(TSE) Voisey Bay nickel-copper project in Labrador have sparked a new wave of interest in the area.To date, 51 holes have been dri…
A drill program is planned for the Kafunzo anomaly in Uganda.Pacific Vangold Mines (VSE), which holds more than 9,600 sq. km of exploration licences in the East African country, expects to drill some …
Junior Consolidated Trilogy Ventures (VSE) has carried out preliminary trenching in and around excavated pits and underground workings on the Nueva Esperanza property in Chile.The main feature is a no…
In sharp contrast to the general lack of enthusiasm for — and perhaps even hostility against — mining ventures on Vancouver Island today, the city of Victoria’s leading newspaper did give such devel…
A former Inco employee who was credited with designing the first mass-produced stainless steel sink, Harry Galley, died recently in Toronto. He was 91.A native of Arundel, Que., he attended McGill Uni…
The Hope Brook gold mine, on the southwestern coast of Newfoundland, has reached a full year of operation without a lost-time accident.The milestone, reached in early April, is the first in the projec…
A proposed boundary change for Wanapitei Provincial Park, north of Sudbury, Ont., is open for public review.The Ontario Ministry of Northern Development and Mines is planning to remove one area from p…
The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame has issued its yearly call for nominations.The next group of inductees will be formally honored at a dinner on Jan. 8, 1996. The Hall, established in 1989, has 62 memb…
A surging gold index helped the Toronto Stock Exchange post a modest gain during the 5-day report period ended April 18. The composite 300 index rose 24.41 points to close at 4,299.39.A sharp rise in …
The annual meeting of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), scheduled for May 14-18 in Halifax, N.S., is expected to draw about 2,500 delegates, guests and exhibitors from …
Drilling has confirmed the strike extension and continuity of high-grade gold mineralization at the Valle-Boinas gold deposit in northern Spain, reports Rio Narcea Gold Mines (TSE).At the Boinas West …
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