The author, who while working in Alaska decided one winter to try his luck in Mexico, continues the story of his prospecting adventure in the mining state of Sonora. Now events entered a most trying s…
Players continue to shy away from the ailing Vancouver Stock Exchange. The composite index closed down 4.03 points at 694.76, while the resource index finished up 2.84 points at 1,108.20 for the repor…
Drilling has resumed at the Voisey Bay project in Labrador, a nickel-copper-discovery described by mining analysts as one of the most significant Canadian base metal discoveries of recent times. The d…
The president of large gold producer Placer Dome will address the March 8 luncheon meeting of the Toronto branch of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM). John Willson will …
A positive response to the recent federal budget led the Toronto Stock Exchange to post a moderate gain over the 5-day reporting period ended Feb. 28. The composite 300 index jumped 22.96 points to cl…
Several gold zones were recently discovered by Arauco Resources (VSE) on its wholly owned properties in south Chile. The junior says all 149 samples, taken over two-metre intervals from zones A and B,…
At a time when many Canadian companies are searching for mines in such exotic regions as South America, Africa and Asia, it is worth noting that most of these firms are continuing to explore in and ar…
After failing, by year-end, to reach a decision regarding mine development at the Porcher Island gold property southwest of Prince Rupert, B.C., Westmin Resources (TSE) obtained a 6-month extension fr…
A workshop titled “Giant Ore Deposits II: Controls on the Intensity of Hydrothermal Mineralization Associated with Orogenic Magmatism” is planned for April 25-27 at Queen’s University, Kingston, Ont. …
With several major exploration companies — the group includes Metall Mining (TSE), Rio Algom (TSE), Inco (TSE) and Noranda (TSE) — jockeying for position at the southeastern end of the Red Lake gree…
A trio of mining executives spent a day in January in the remote Yukon town of Ross River, partaking in a gift exchange and Kaska Indian stick gambling. Ralph Sultan, William McKnight and Robert Grang…
In the mid-to-late 1980s, the mineral potential of Papua New Guinea (PNG) captured the imagination of exploration companies in Australia and elsewhere. Indeed, at one point, more than 18% of the count…
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