ODDS’N’SODS — Eleven words of wisdom
Mines do not spring forth from Mother Nature’s womb fully foaled. These immortal words of wisdom were expressed by the late Dr. James Parker Nowlan during his acceptance speech as incoming president o…
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Government criticized at meeting
Plenty of good advice and more than a little criticism surfaced at the fifth Minerals North Conference in Fort St. James in British Columbia. For example, Thomas Waterland, former president of the pro…
Musto boosts reserves
VSE-listed International Musto Explorations has updated preliminary reserve estimates for the Bajo de la Alumbrera copper-gold deposit in eastern Argentina. The new results incorporate a recent deline…
COMMENTARY — Taking care of the environment: A step-by-step
The New World project of Crown Butte Resources in Montana, where underground geological reserves are estimated at eight million tons averaging 0.21 oz. gold per ton, is scheduled to enter production i…
EDITORIAL PAGE — Hedge your bets
Recently, a stock broker in Manitoba phoned our offices requesting information on the diamond stocks that are currently so hot. He admitted he wasn’t well-versed in speculative stocks; in fact, he del…
ODDS’N’SODS — A belated public thank-you
It was time for Gerry Lecompte to return to Val d’Or, Que., and his wallet was nowhere to be found. In order to get home, he borrowed some cash from fellow miners and a credit card from project manage…
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR — Certification would solve assay
I’m sure your report on the Alberta Stock Exchange’s concerns about the validity of gold assays coming from some U.S. laboratories had many of our Canadian commercial assayers both bemused and somewha…
BOOKS IN BRIEF — Bonus system finds new favor in mining
Metal and Industrial Mineral Mine Salaries, Wages & Benefits: 1992-93 Survey Results and Coal Mine Salaries, Wages & Benefits: 1992-93 Survey Results. Contact: Western Mine Engineering Inc., Mining Co…
DIAMOND PAGE — Diamond Fields raises $5.7 million to buy
Flush with cash from a recent private placement with First Marathon Securities and Yorkton Securities, Diamond Fields Resources (VSE) has agreed to buy a Namibian diamond producer for US$3.3 million a…
Noble Peak wins private placement
Toronto-based Noble Peak Resources (ASE) has entered an agreement with four private investors to raise $750,000. The placement comprises about $600,000 in flow-through common shares at $1.05 per share…
Orleans processing bulk sample at St-Onge
Reaching what President Jean-Guy Masse describes as a major threshold, Orleans Resources (ME) has received positive results from samples taken on its St-Onge wollastonite deposit near Lac St. Jean, Qu…
Morgain applies for Mexican incentive
Toronto-based Morgain Minerals (VSE) is one of the first Canadian juniors to apply for Mexico’s new exploration and exploitation incentive program. Under the program, the Mexican government will finan…