There may not be a lot of major new discovery announcements coming out of the historic Porcupine gold mining camp these days, but that doesn’t mean the area is being ignored. In fact, in comparison wi…
Based on the current levels of exploration and the number of advanced projects being developed, Quebec appears to be one of the hottest places in the country to search for base metals. Most major Cana…
Placer Dome (TSE) has dropped its option on Noble Peak Resources’ (ASE) Southwin gold project, about 100 miles southwest of Rankin Inlet, N.W.T. Southwin hosts the Cache deposit and the Mac gold zone….
Gemmologist Donald Goodger is in demand. Ever since diamonds were discovered in the Northwest Territories, he has been fielding queries from those eager to join in the search for Canada’s first diamon…
As a prospector, Art John, Sr. has been around the block more than a few times. “Almost 50 years for different companies all the time,” recalls the respected Kaska Indian elder. “I just take it easy n…
Azco Mining (TSE) has received approval of its final environmental impact statement for the Sanchez project near Safford, Ariz. Azco originally submitted a plan of operations to the Bureau of Land Man…
Mitsubishi Materials is granting Japanese parent Mitsubishi the exclusive right to market the company’s continuous copper-smelting and converting process and related equipment. Patented in the mid-197…
During the past five years, the Temiskaming Testing Laboratory (TTL) in Cobalt has struggled without success to find a new role for itself and, as of Sept. 1 of this year, will be placed on a care-and…
A 45% increase in gold and gold equivalent production helped TVX Gold (TSE) earn US$10.4 million, or 8 cents per share, in 1992. This compares with $6.4 million or 5 cents per share in 1991. Last year…
“I’m hanging in there, that’s all you can do these days,” says Peter Dimmell, a mineral consultant and spokesman for Newfoundland and Labrador Explorationists (NALE), a group representing miners, pros…
Nickel-producer Falconbridge, which is half-owned by Noranda (TSE) and Trelleborg of Sweden, earned $29 million in 1992, compared with $21 million in 1991. Revenues in 1992 fell to $1.65 billion from …
Gold production from interest in three open pits in Nevada increased to 82,281 oz. in 1992, up from 49,629 oz. in 1991, Rayrock Yellowknife Resources (TSE) reports. The higher output helped Rayrock po…
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