Ontario supports Shoal Lake mining
Ontario’s mines minister, Gilles Pouliot, says the Ontario government supports mining development on Shoal Lake in northwestern Ontario as long as it does not threaten the available supply of drinking…
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COATS (over-the-counter) Card claims gain value
A 5-claim package owned by Card Lake Resources in Holloway Twp., Ont., is looking increasingly attractive as Noranda probes extensions of the Lightening gold zone on a property optioned from Canamax. …
New gold showing near Seabee mine site
Exploration in the vicinity of the Seabee mine site in northern Saskatchewan has uncovered a promising new gold showing, say partners Claude Resources (TSE) and Manchester Resources. While prospecting…
Craftech, Revere deal
Craftech Manufacturing, a private company, has signed an option deal to earn a 50% interest in Revere Resources’ (VSE) Rice Lake gold property near the old San Antonio mine in Manitoba. The deal marks…
MAC seeks tax deductions for mine reclamation contributions
The tax treatment of reclamation expenditures was the focus of mining industry addresses to the federal government in this year’s pre- budget consultations in Ottawa. In a submission to Finance Minist…
Spirit Lake funding
Two private placements totalling $300,000 have been completed by Spirit Lake Explorations (ME) which plans to begin a surface drilling program on its Edwards gold project in Jacobson Twp., near Wawa, …
Billiton’s Flett has experience in Canada scene
Although born and bred in England, Billiton Metals Canada’s new president, Andrew Flett, is no 0000,0509 stranger to Canada. As a university student, he spent a summer b a c k p a c k i n g from the e…
Billiton calculates reserves at Blende lead/zinc deposit
Using parameters applicable to open pit mining, Billiton Metals Canada has calculated a preliminary reserve of 12.6 million tons grading 2.2% zinc, 3% lead and 1.46 oz. silver per ton at the Blende de…
Debt costs squeeze Noranda – Hemlo may go on the block
Toronto-based Noranda (TSE) may begin selling off core assets including Hemlo Gold Mines (TSE) if cost-cutting measures fail to contain the company’s $3.9-billion long-term debt. Senior executives at …
Inco planning summer shutdowns
Employees of the smelting and refining plants at the Sudbury, Ont., operations of Inco (TSE) will take a 5-week vacation next summer beginning July 1, the company announced. The company’s mining and m…
Mahogany set to buy 33% of Columbia Gold
Vancouver-based International Mahogany (TSE) has agreed to acquire a 33% initial stake in Columbia Gold Mines (VSE) through a private placement deal. Under an agreement, Mahogany is acquiring one mill…
Scotia Prime teams up with Phelps on Nova Scotia holdings
Halifax-based Scotia Prime Minerals (ASE) and Phelps Dodge of Canada, a unit of major copper producer Phelps Dodge (NYSE), have teamed up to explore three base metal properties in Nova Scotia. Under a…