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. . . Sources close to the Lac de Gras diamond play say the kimberlite that yielded 10 microdiamonds and one macrodiamond in a 40-kg sample for the Dia Met-BHP joint venture (T.N.M., Sept. 21/92) outc…

Drilling has resumed on the Hislop Twp. gold property near Matheson, Ont., of Glimmer Resources (VSE) and Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE). The partners plan to drill eight holes, one to test a geophysical anom…

The fatal explosion at Royal Oak Mines’ (TSE) Giant mine in Yellowknife, N.W.T., will not close the gold producer, says President Margaret Witte. “We expect to reopen the mine by Sept. 25.” The Sept. …

An agreement has been amended between Regal Goldfields (CDN) and two private parties over a 30-claim gold property in Black Twp., Ont. Regal will now acquire 100% interest in the property, subject to …

The first hole drilled by Adrian Resources (VSE) at the Petaquilla project in Panama returned a 968.2-ft. interval grading 0.71% copper, plus minor gold, silver and molybdenum values. It was a good st…

A recent injunction preventing International Mahogany (TSE) from shipping copper precipitates has been lifted by a Chilean court. The injunction resulted from a dispute between the company and its min…

Cash-rich diamond explorer Monopros confirmed recently that it will earn a one-third interest in the Fort a la Corne project of Cameco (TSE) and Uranerz Exploration and Mining near Prince Albert, Sask…

A recently completed drill program at the Izok Lake base metal property 360 km north of Yellowknife, N.W.T., has increased reserves and boosted confidence levels. Partners Metall Mining (TSE) and Minn…

Summer exploration work at the Leeds property near Thetford Mines, Que., delimited a quasi-continuous outcrop zone of dolomite marble that extends for more than one kilometre, Noranda Exploration and …

SME Mining Engineering Handbook, 2nd Edition. Published by Society for Mining, Metallurgy, and Exploration. P.O. Box 625002, Littleton, Colo. 80162-5002. 2342 pages. US$128.50 (list price) US$97.50 (S…

The feasibility of processing zinc concentrates near Nuuk, the capital of Greenland, is being investigated by Platinova Resources (TSE) and the government of Greenland. The partners are looking at bui…

In 1991 Canada’s only commercial production of graphite came from Stratmin Inc. with a mine and concentrator at Lac-des-Iles, Quebec, and a concentrator at Notre-Dame-du-Laus, also in Quebec. The year…