When Jean-Jacques Martel opened the trunk of his car in downtown Montreal in July, 1992, to show core samples from Le Tac Twp. to geologist Peter Smith, the two knew they were on to something big. Mar…
Although diamonds are by far the target of choice for most explorers in the Northwest Territories, several companies are investigating properties containing iron-formation-hosted gold mineralization. …
Investors in Canadian stocks have been out in full force this year. The Toronto Stock Exchange in particular has been on a roll, setting records for value of trading, and daily, monthly and annual vol…
A Boeing 234 Chinook helicopter was used in September and early October to help mobilize heavy mining equipment and supplies to two sites in the Lac de Gras area of the Northwest Territories. The Chin…
Having performed stripping and mapping, Gregor Goldfields (CDN) now plans to complete a 10,000-ft. drill program on its Marathon gold project. Surface samples from the 264-claim property, near Hemlo, …
Uranium and its uses have been controversial since the metal was first put to military use in the 1940s. Commercial use followed in the 1950s. Like gold, a lot of uranium has been mined over the years…
An industrial minerals industry based on substantial brine deposits is unfolding in Alberta. Under investigation are potential deposits scattered throughout the province, five of which have been ident…
Engineering-construction firm Bechtel reports that associations it has made in Mexico, Venezuela, Chile and Brazil have begun to bear fruit. Bill Friend, in charge of the company’s Latin America effor…
Diamond hunters in Saskatchewan and Manitoba may soon have a new target area if the latest Lithoprobe survey over the Trans-Hudson Orogenic belt confirms the presence of a new Archean-aged craton. Sei…
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Backers of the revolutionary Hydromet copper-production process are planning to build an A$8-million demonstration plant at Port Kembla, Australia. The process reportedly has the potential to extract …
Charlie Peterson will soon celebrate his 80th birthday. And while the years may have slowed him down somewhat, nothing has impeded his determination to find another mine in the heart of Ontario’s Red …
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