Newfoundland Goldbar Resources (CDN) plans to start a 12,000-ft. drill program on the Glover Island gold property in western Newfoundland to follow up on work completed last year. Under an option agre…
A 2-month inquiry into the conduct of Ontario’s mines minister, Shelley Martel, ended recently without reaching a clear-cut conclusion. Martel, from the Sudbury, Ont., area, remains the minister of No…
William B. Dix, the former vice-president of McIntyre Porcupine Mines, died in Toronto recently at the age of 81. Born and educated in England, Dix spent almost his entire working life within the McIn…
I commend your stimulating editorial “Capital for Latin America” (T.N.M., Mar. 23/92). You do well to encourage the Canadian resource industry to participate in Latin America’s growing opportunities f…
Chilean mining joint venture law and privatization will be the subject of the next CIM Mineral Economics Society discussion group meeting at the Toronto Board of Trade, May 5. Jorge Bande, vice-presid…
Record production was achieved by Granges (TSE) at its two producing mines during 1992. The company holds a 29% interest in the Trout Lake polymetallic mine near Flin Flon, Man., and operates the Crof…
The historic Hewitt-Van Roi property in the Slocan Mining division in southern British Columbia was recently purchased by Cazador Explorations (VSE), significantly increasing the company’s holdings in…
Wage increases in the Canadian mining, smelting and refining industry were slightly lower in the first eight months of 1991 than they were in all of 1990, according to the Ministry of Energy, Mines an…
An agreement to acquire the 52-sq.-km Sagar-1 property south of Fermont, Que., in the province’s North Shore area has been negotiated by Virginia Gold Mines (ME). The company says an ultramafic comple…
The staking of an additional 89 claims on and around the Williams Creek property by partners Western Copper Holdings (VSE) and Thermal Exploration (ASE) brings the companies’ holdings in the area up t…
Amax Gold (TSE) has won an award from the California Mining Association for a comprehensive plan to reclaim the Hayden Hill gold mine in Susanville, Calif. A combined effort involving environmental an…
The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), a member nation of the Russian federation, has secured the right to retain 10% of its rough diamond production for independent sale, De Beers Centenary reports. Yakuti…
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